Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik, arrested in money laundering case, hospitalised
Malik was taken into custody after being questioned for 5 hours at ED office in south Mumbai"s Ballard Estate area in connection with money laundering case.
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Mumbai, February 25: Nawab Malik, senior NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister, has been admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai. Malik, who was arrested on Wednesday by Enforcement Directorate, was shifted to the hospital after he complained of stomach pain.
He was later produced before special judge R N Rokade, who remanded him in the ED custody till March 3. The agency said the money laundering probe was linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides. Malik was produced in a special PMLA court where it claimed the NCP leader was "actively" involved in "terror funding".
Special judge R N Rokade, designated to hear matters related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), said that prima facie, there are reasonable grounds to believe that allegations against Nawab Malik are "well-founded".
"Prima facie, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accusations are well-founded under PMLA," the judge observed. The ED case is based on an FIR filed recently by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Ibrahim, a fugitive gangster, and others. The NIA had filed its criminal complaint under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Malik, who is state Minority Affairs Minister and NCP's chief spokesperson, was taken into custody after being questioned for 5 hours at the ED office in south Mumbai's Ballard Estate area in connection with money laundering case.
Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai. Details awaited.
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2022
He has been remanded to ED custody till March 3, in connection with Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case.
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Special judge R N Rokade, designated to hear matters related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), said that prima facie, there are reasonable grounds to believe that allegations against Nawab Malik are "well-founded".
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The court while remanding him in the custody of the ED had observed that sufficient time is required to be granted for the investigation of the offence and Malik's custodial interrogation was necessary.
"Prima facie, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accusations are well-founded under PMLA," the judge observed. The ED case is based on an FIR filed recently by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Ibrahim, a fugitive gangster, and others. The NIA had filed its criminal complaint under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).