Tiger Memon is a key conspirator of the 1993 Bombay Bomb Blasts. |
He is a former member of the 'D – Company,' an organized crime family led by Dawood Ibrahim. |
In November 2021, Tiger Memon was labeled a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker by the US Department of the Treasury’s OFAC. |
Tiger Memon was alleged to have murdered a hotelier, Manjubhai, suspected of tipping customs officials about a gold consignment. |
After this incident, he was nicknamed 'Tiger.' |
Tiger Memon left his studies to financially support his family. |
He worked as a clerk at Konkan Mercantile Bank in south Mumbai. |
Tiger Memon got the bank job with help from his influential father, Razzak Memon. |
There were reports of Tiger being involved in a physical altercation with the bank manager. |
Tiger turned to smuggling to amass wealth and became a top smuggler. |
He took over his brother's company 'Tejrath International' for his smuggling activities. |
In the late 70s, Tiger was involved in smuggling electronic items and precious metals. |
Tiger owned a small shop and was known for his profits and extravagant gestures. |
Neighbors described Tiger as confident, stylish, and the first to own a red 'Maruti 1000' car in the area. |
Communal tension after the Babri Masjid demolition led to attacks on Tiger Memon's office in Bombay. |
The 1993 Bombay Bomb Blasts were believed to be Tiger's retaliation for the earlier incidents. |
The bomb blasts resulted in over 250 deaths and around 700 injuries. |
Tiger fled to Dubai and later moved to Pakistan post the bombings. |
He was reportedly friends with a smuggler named Taufiq Jaliawala in Dubai. |
The Memons built a lavish house in Karachi using funds from Jaliawala and Tiger. |
Tiger was believed to be restricted in his movements in Karachi. |
Yakub Memon provided evidence against Tiger's involvement in the bombings to Indian authorities. |
The evidence included passports with altered names of Memon family members. |
Tiger Memon allegedly threatened guards for denying special treatment to Yakub's grave. |
Tiger vowed to avenge Yakub's execution by holding responsible those involved. |
His mother pleaded with Tiger to avoid further violence after Yakub's death. |
Congress MLA Usman Majeed claimed to have met Tiger in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. |
Usman mentioned that Tiger confessed the blasts were in retaliation for the Babri Masjid demolition. |
According to Usman, the ISI assisted Tiger in executing the bombings. |
Sources suggest Tiger Memon collaborated with a Mumbai restaurateur to open a restaurant in the UAE. |