In the eighties , Abu Salem came to Mumbai from his hometown Azamgarh in UP . He started working for his cousin Akthar who had a cheap electronics shop near Andheri railway station . Akhtar also worked for a Sayyed Topi , a Dawood Ibrahim gang leader in the Andheri area . Later Abu Salem started a travel agency at Santa Cruz with J K Ibrahim who worked for the Dawood gang . From 1989 to 1993 , Salem worked as a driver for the D-Company ( Dawood Ibrahim gang ) and he delivered weapons , illegal cash and goods to different gang members in Mumbai . His proficiency at delivering goods at the right time and place earned him the nickname '' ' Abu Samaan ' '' . In 1992 , he supplied weapons to film actor Sanjay Dutt . He played an active role in March 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts which killed over 250 people , left 700 injured and damaged property worth Rs 270 million . In 1993 , he left the country and moved to Dubai when the police started rounding up suspects in serial blasts case . He had a business establishment there called Kings of Car Trading
March 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts
1993 Bombay bombings
Abu Salem