"Dawood Ibrahim's Ancestral Properties Fetch Over 1,300 Times Reserve Price at Mumbai Auction"

A Delhi lawyer, Ajay Srivastava, has purchased two agricultural plots in Ratnagiri district, which were previously owned by fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim's mother, for Rs 2.04 crore, paying around 1,300 times the reserve price for one of the plots. Srivastava, who also bought Dawood's ancestral home in 2020, plans to use the land for a hostel for students of the Sanatan school through his trust. The high bid was influenced by numerology, as the figures align with Srivastava's birth date. Seven bidders participated in the auction, but no bids were made for two other plots.