Nawab Malik, arrested in money laundering case, to be in ED custody until March 7
Judge Rokade said that since Malik was in hospital from Feb 25-28, his statement could not be recorded; considering this & new facts submitted, he is being sent to ED custody till March 7.
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Mumbai, March 4: Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has been sent to extended custody of the Enforcement Directorate till Monday, March 7, after the agency claimed he was illegally connected to another property in Mumbai's Kurla. Malik, who is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, was arrested last week in connection with a money laundering case linked to gangster Dawood Ibrahim.
During the remand hearing of Malik before the special PMLA court, the ED, on Thursday said Rs 5 lakh in cash was paid to terrorist Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar for the “usurped” Kurla land it is probing and not Rs 55 lakh, as mentioned in the last remand plea due to a “typographical error”. ED claimed the land deal was proceeds of crime as Malik funded Dawood’s terror network through Parkar.
Anil Singh & Hiten Venegaonkar sought custody for 6 days, saying Malik was arrested on February 23 & had been in hospital for major portion of the custody granted earlier. “Since he was in hospital from Feb 25-28, his statement could not be recorded. Considering this and new facts submitted, he is being sent to ED custody till March 7,” said special PMLA judge R K Rokade.
On February 23, the day of his arrest, the special court sent Malik to ED custody till today. Additional solicitor general Anil Singh & advocate Hiten Venegaonkar had originally sought 14-day custody.
Special PMLA court extends the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik till 7th March. He was connected by ED in connection with Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case.
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On Tuesday, the Bombay High Court permitted hearing of a petition by Malik seeking to has challenge his arrest and the remand order.
During the remand hearing of Malik before the special PMLA court, the ED, on Thursday said Rs 5 lakh in cash was paid to terrorist Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar for the “usurped” Kurla land it is probing and not Rs 55 lakh, as mentioned in the last remand plea due to a “typographical error”. ED claimed the land deal was proceeds of crime as Malik funded Dawood’s terror network through Parkar.
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The plea said, “This is a sensitive case involving huge amount of proceeds of crime, apparently generated from the organised crime sector and its subsequent laundering or use for terror financing…The case also appears to have international ramifications."
Anil Singh & Hiten Venegaonkar sought custody for 6 days, saying Malik was arrested on February 23 & had been in hospital for major portion of the custody granted earlier. “Since he was in hospital from Feb 25-28, his statement could not be recorded. Considering this and new facts submitted, he is being sent to ED custody till March 7,” said special PMLA judge R K Rokade.