Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) In a surprise announcement, Mumbai police Wednesday said Iqbal Kaskar, brother of India's most wanted mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, was not present when unidentified assailants shot at his vehicle the previous night, killing one person."According to our information, Kaskar was not in the vehicle when the shootout took place. Only his driver and bodyguard were present at the spot," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) Rajkumar Vhatkar told reporters.

Vhatkar said Kaskar's driver Arif Syed Abubaker, 45, lost his life due to a bullet injury. "Arif Syed sustained bullet injuries in the chest and succumbed soon afterwards," he said.

Mumbai Police also detained two more people, Syed Bilal Mustafa Ali and Inderlal Bahadur Khatri, Wednesday in connection with the attack on Kaskar.

Two others who allegedly carried out the attack were nabbed by police late night, soon after the incident.

Despite wild speculation, police have yet to zero in on the individuals or gang which may have directed the assault.

Wanted in connection with a murder case and land-grabbing cases, including the Sara-Sahara Shopping Complex, Iqbal was extradited from Dubai in 2003. However, he was later acquitted in the cases for lack of evidence.