Alleged Dawood aide contesting mayoral polls in Nepal city
Basaruddhin Ansari, who is believed to have close ties with fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, is a mayoral candidate in Nepali city of Birgunj which is close to the border with India. Ansari is backed by Nepal's main opposition party CPN-UML in the third phase of the local polls which are scheduled for September 18. 