By means of PTI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik’s son has lodged an FIR after an individual allegedly demanded Rs 3 crore from him to get his father out on bail, a police reliable stated on Thursday.
NCP chief Malik used to be arrested through the Enforcement Directorate (ED) closing month in a cash laundering case.
Following a grievance filed through the minister’s son Amir Malik, the V B Nagar police registered the FIR in opposition to the unidentified particular person past due Wednesday evening, he stated.
In line with the complainant, he gained an e-mail wherein the sender, who known himself as Imtiyaaz, allegedly stated he’ll attempt to get NCP chief Nawab Malik out on bail and demanded Rs 3 crore in Bitcoins.
“I’ve lodged the FIR, however can not proportion extra about it as this can be a confidential topic,” Amir Malik informed PTI.
A senior police reliable stated, “We’ve got registered the FIR underneath more than a few Indian Penal Code sections, together with 419 (punishment for dishonest through personation), 420 (dishonest), and provisions of the IT Act. Additional investigation is underway.” Nawab Malik used to be arrested through the ED on February 23 this 12 months underneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) over a belongings deal allegedly connected to the aides of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. He’s lately in judicial custody and lodged on the Arthur Highway prison in Mumbai.