Salim Dola, a key associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has been deported to India from Istanbul. The operation was carried out by Indian intelligence agencies in coordination with international counterparts, news agency ANI reported.

Dola was arrested in Istanbul on April 25 by Turkish authorities after being traced to a residence in the Beylikduzu district during a targeted operation of the Narcotics Crimes Division of the Istanbul Police Department, CNN Turkiye had reported earlier.