Mumbai, February 23: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday, arrested NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, after probing him in connection with a money laundering case linked to Dawood Ibrahim and the underworld.
The ED was questioning Nawab Malik since 8 am today. According to reports, Nawab Malik was issued summons to appear before ED in a case registered against underworld gangster and fugitive terror financer Dawood Ibrahim, his brother Anees, Iqbal, aide Chota Shakeel and others.
Last week, ED conducted searches at various locations across Mumbai for elements related to the underworld & Dawood Ibrahim. The ED raids were in connection with the recently registered case against Dawood Ibrahim by National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Nawab Malik's deal with an aide of Dawood Ibrahim, Sardar Shahvali Khan and Haseena Parkar's bodyguard Salim Patel is under the scanner of the agency. Haseena Parkar was the sister of Dawood Ibrahim.