UK prosecutors drop charges against Iqbal Mirchi

UK prosecutors drop charges against Iqbal Mirchi

British prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's close aide Iqbal Mirchi in connection with a case in which he was accused of threatening to kill a man, citing lack of evidence.

Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday that it has decided to discontinue the charges against Muhammed Iqbal Memon, also known as Iqbal Mirchi, who is wanted in India in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blast case.

“The Crown Prosecution Service keeps cases under continuous review. Following a review of the evidence in this case, a decision to discontinue these charges has been taken because the evidence received was not

enough to provide a realistic prospect of conviction,” the CPS said in a statement. It noted that “if more significant evidence or information is discovered at a later date the decision to discontinue may be reconsidered”. Mirchi was earlier charged and produced in the Redbridge Magistrates Court in the UK last month.