Maharashtra Minister Being Questioned In Case Linked To Mumbai Underworld

Wednesday, 23 February 2022newsdesk

Amid an escalating war of words between Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Agadhi government and the Centre, the state's minister Nawab Malik was taken to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office this morning for questioning. The central probe agency's officials reached the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader's home at 6 am where he was questioned for an hour. He was then brought to the ED office at 7:30 am and is being questioned there since 8:30 am.

New Delhi, 23 February 2022

As per news report of NDTV, The 62-year-old Minister has been summoned by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld, fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides, officials told news agency PTI. The agency is recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Nawab Malik's office confirmed the development in a tweet from its official Twitter account. "Today morning the ED had come to @nawabmalikncp saheb's residence. They accompanied saheb in his vehicle to the ED office. Advocate Amir Malik, Saheb's son has accompanied saheb along with," it said.

Source - NDTV