Nawab Malik questioned by ED in money-laundering case linked to Dawood Ibrahim
23 Feb 2022 11:25:02
Mumbai, February 23: Enforcement Directorate (ED) today, questioned Maharashtra Minority Affairs minister Nawab Malik in a money-laundering case linked to gangster Dawood Ibrahim, his aides and activities of Mumbai underworld. Malik reached ED’s Ballard Estate office in Mumbai this morning.
TNCB had arrested 20 people including Aryan in the cruise ship raid. Earlier last year, the NCB had arrested Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan in a drugs case.
Searches were conducted at 10 locations, including premises linked to 1993 Mumbai blasts mastermind Dawood Ibrahim’s late sister Haseena Parkar, brother Iqbal Kaskar and Salim Qureshi alias Salim Fruit, brother-in-law of gangster Chhota Shakeel. Kaskar, who was already in jail, was arrested by the agency last week.
ED is said to be recording his statement under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). According to ED officials, the 62-year-old NCP leader is accused of being linked to some property deals that are under the ED’s radar, thus necessitating the questioning.
Nawab Malik and former Mumbai NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede has been in news for the last few months after NCB arrested Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in a cruise ship drug case. Malik had made several personal and service-related allegations of wrongdoing against Wankhede.
TNCB had arrested 20 people including Aryan in the cruise ship raid. Earlier last year, the NCB had arrested Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan in a drugs case.
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This ED action comes following registration of a new case and raids conducted by it on February 15 in Mumbai, in connection with operations of the underworld, Ibrahim’s aides, linked to alleged illegal property deals and hawala transactions.
Searches were conducted at 10 locations, including premises linked to 1993 Mumbai blasts mastermind Dawood Ibrahim’s late sister Haseena Parkar, brother Iqbal Kaskar and Salim Qureshi alias Salim Fruit, brother-in-law of gangster Chhota Shakeel. Kaskar, who was already in jail, was arrested by the agency last week.