Alleged Dawood aide Jabir Moti to stand trial in UK in July

Jabir Moti, an alleged henchman of wanted underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, will stand trial in his extradition case on money laundering and extortion charges brought by US authorities in July, Westminster Magistrates' Court here said on Friday.

Moti, a.k.a. Jabir Motiwala and Jabir Siddiq, was remanded in further custody to appear for another hearing on March 15, with a three-day trial scheduled between July 1 and 3.

The 52-year-old, referred to in the UK court as a "top lieutenant" of D Company the organised crime and terror network associated with Dawood Ibrahim, appeared before the court via routine procedure of video link from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London on Friday.

Moti, who has since made an application to the court to have his name changed on the case documents to Jabir Siddiq, was arrested by Scotland Yard officers from a London hotel in August 2018 following an FBI investigation dating back to 2005.

The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), arguing on behalf of the ..