According to the police, after fleeing from the country, Karimullah reached Dubai and then went to Karachi, where he was in close touch with Anees Ibrahim and Dawood. In February 2006, he left Karachi for Kathmandu, and then crossed over into India by road. “Karimullah was working as an estate agent. We are probing whether he got into the business at the behest of Dawood,” said Maria.