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  • SC rejects bail plea of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in cash laundering case

    Through Categorical Information Provider

    NEW DELHI: The Best Courtroom on Friday refused to entertain the petition filed via Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik difficult his arrest via the Enforcement Directorate below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), 2005.

    Senior suggest Kapil Sibal showing for Malik stated that the Arnab Goswami case order is in his favour. He puzzled the applicability of PMLA within the case. 

    “There is not any predicate offence right here,” he stated.

    “We don’t seem to be susceptible to workout jurisdiction below Article 136 when the investigation is on the nascent degree…You’ll observe for bail ahead of an acceptable court docket”, the highest court docket stated.

    The probe company had arrested the state minister on February 23 in a probe attached to a cash laundering case over an alleged land deal regarding an aide of worldwide terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. He has been below custody ever since his arrest. 

    The particular depart petition was once filed difficult a Bombay Prime court docket that had refused to grant him meantime unlock.

    “What we prima facie really feel is that projection/claiming a assets as untainted assets is the objectionable act forming a part of an offence below Segment 3 of the Act of 2002… We have now no longer long past into the papers of investigation…Making an allowance for all of the above-referred grounds; we don’t seem to be susceptible to permit the prayers within the stated packages. Resultantly, Intervening time Packages are rejected,” the Bombay top court docket had stated in an order dated March 15, 2022, whilst rejecting the pleas.

    The top court docket had stated that the case failed the dual check for unlock from custody.

    “…Within the provide case, there’s no dispute at the factual facet that custody order is handed via the competent Courtroom of jurisdiction i.e., the Particular Courtroom and secondly, simply since the order is in opposition to the Petitioner it can’t be termed as patently unlawful or suffers from non-application of thoughts. In our opinion, this dual check is duly implemented within the provide subject…,” the top court docket added in its order.
     

  • ED submits 5,000-page charge-sheet in opposition to Malik in belongings case connected to Dawood

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday submitted a charge-sheet in a court docket right here in opposition to Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in an alleged cash laundering case connected to fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, just about two months after arresting him within the topic.

    Malik (62), a senior Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP) chief, used to be arrested by means of the ED on February 23 within the case, and is these days in prison below judicial custody. The over-5,000-page charge-sheet used to be submitted within the court docket’s registry, ED attorneys mentioned.

    The particular court docket for Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) circumstances will take cognizance of the charge-sheet after verification of the paperwork, they mentioned.

    The ED’s case is according to an FIR filed just lately by means of the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) in opposition to Ibrahim, a chosen world terrorist and key 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts accused, and his aides below the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

    Previous, all over remand hearings, the central monetary investigation company had informed the court docket Malik used to be the important thing conspirator and beneficiary of the “complete charade”.

    In lieu of having keep an eye on of unlawful career of this belongings, he funded a outstanding member of ‘D-Gang’ (Dawood gang) , the ED had mentioned. It has claimed that for usurping “this belongings, contributors of the D-Gang and Nawab Malik connived in combination and performed a number of criminal paperwork to position a facade of genuinity over this legal act”.

    Right through his custodial interrogation, (up to now arrested accused) Iqbal Kaskar (brother of Dawood Ibrahim) published sure information about his sister Haseena Parker and her involvement in usurping high-valued homes of blameless electorate in Mumbai by means of the usage of the clout of D-Gang, it had mentioned.

    In process the investigation, it used to be published one such sufferer of the D-Gang used to be one Munira Plumber, the company had mentioned.

    Plumber’s top belongings (having provide marketplace price of Rs 300 crore) used to be usurped by means of Malik thru Solidus Investments, an organization owned by means of the minister’s circle of relatives, with energetic connivance of contributors of the D-Gang, together with Haseena Parkar, the ED had informed the court docket.

    Plumber, in her remark to the ED, has mentioned she had now not offered this belongings to Malik, the company mentioned. Additionally it is obvious that Malik is responsible of the offence of cash laundering as outlined below provisions of the PMLA, the probe company has mentioned.

    Malik, who has denied all fees levelled in opposition to him, has moved the Splendid Court docket in opposition to an order of the Bombay Prime Court docket which had rejected his period in-between utility looking for instant free up from prison.

  • ED summons TTV Dhinakaran in EC ‘bribery’ cash laundering case

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The ED has summoned AMMK chief T T V Dhinakaran this week for wondering in a cash laundering case connected to alleged bribing of Election Fee officers to get the AIADMK’s ‘two leaves’ image for the VK Sasikala faction, officers stated on Wednesday.

    The transfer comes after the company just lately arrested jailed ‘conman’ and every other accused on this case, Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Each Dhinakaran and Chandrashekhar have been arrested via the Delhi Police crime department in 2017.

    Officers stated they have got recorded the remark of Chandrashekhar on this case early this month and now they need to query Dhinakaran to take the probe ahead.

    The 58-year-old AMMK normal secretary has been requested to depose earlier than the company right here on April 8, they stated. His remark might be recorded below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) as soon as he deposes.

    Chandrashekar used to be arrested in April 2017 from a 5 famous person resort via the Delhi Police for allegedly taking cash from Dhinakaran to bribe EC officers to get the AIADMK’s ‘two leaves’ image for the VK Sasikala faction in a by-election to the R Okay Nagar meeting seat in Tamil Nadu.

    Dhinakaran, who used to be fee sheeted via the police, used to be additionally arrested via the Delhi Police after 4 days of wondering for allegedly making an attempt to bribe EC officers for the logo.

    The bypoll used to be necessitated via the dying of the then Tamil Nadu leader minister J Jayalalithaa, who represented the meeting seat.

    The EC had frozen the AIADMK’s image after the 2 factions — one led via Dhinakaran’s aunt Sasikala and the opposite via former leader minister O Panneerselvam — staked a declare to it.

    Dhinakaran’s shut aide Mallikarjuna used to be additionally arrested for allegedly facilitating a Rs 50 crore deal between him and Chandrashekar.

    Dhinakaran used to be the treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and used to be expelled from the birthday party in August 2017 along side Jayalalithaa’s confidante Sasikala. He later introduced his political birthday party known as the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK).

  • ED attaches Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik’s belongings in NSEL PMLA case

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The ED on Friday stated it has connected belongings value Rs 11.35 crore of Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik within the cash laundering case connected to the Nationwide Spot Change Restricted (NSEL).

    The federal probe company issued a provisional order below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) for attachment of 2 residences and a parcel of land in Thane (close to Mumbai) “held via” Sarnaik.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing the NSEL case after taking congnisance of a 2013 FIR of the commercial offences wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police in opposition to its administrators, key officers and 25 defaulters.

    The accused hatched a “legal conspiracy” to defraud the buyers, precipitated them to industry at the platform of the NSEL, created solid paperwork like bogus warehouse receipts, falsified the accounts and thereby dedicated legal breach of believe in recognize Rs 5,600 crore of roughly 13,000 buyers, the ED stated.

    Probe discovered that “the cash accrued from quite a lot of buyers had been diverted via debtors/buying and selling individuals of NSEL for different actions like funding into actual property, compensation of remarkable money owed and different actions.”

    Speaking in regards to the position of Sarnaik and his connected corporations, it stated {that a} company referred to as Aastha Crew, a defaulting member of NSEL, has legal responsibility of Rs 242.66 crore against the trade.

    “Aastha Crew diverted Rs 21.74 crore of Vihang Aastha Housing Tasks LLP within the duration of 2012-13. Out of overall quantity of Rs 21.74 crore won via Vihang Aastha Housing Tasks LLP, Rs 11.35 crore used to be transferred to Vihang Enterprises and Vihang Infrastructure Pvt. Restricted, each corporations managed via Pratap Sarnaik and his members of the family,” the ED alleged.

    The rest quantity of Rs 10.50 crore originating from Aastha Crew used to be paid to at least one Yogesh Deshmukh. “This quantity (of Rs 10.50 crore) has already been connected below PMLA and the similar has been showed via the Adjudicating Authority of the PMLA,” it stated.

    The entire price of connected belongings on this case now stands at Rs 3,254.02 crore, the ED stated.

    The company previous this week connected belongings value Rs 6.45 crore of an organization owned via Shridhar Madhav Patankar, the brother-in-law of Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray, in reference to a cash laundering investigation.

    Quite a few politicians and ministers of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive have confronted ED motion up to now.

    NCP chief and minister within the Thackeray cupboard Nawab Malik used to be arrested via the ED remaining month on cash laundering fees, his former colleague Anil Deshmukh used to be held in a separate case and a sugar mill connected to state Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar used to be connected via the company remaining 12 months within the Maharashtra State Cooperative Financial institution (MSCB) rip-off case.

    Property belonging to Maharashtra minister and NCP MLA Prajakt Tanpure and others had been additionally connected via it remaining month in reference to its probe into the alleged rip-off in MSCB. It has additionally wondered Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut’s spouse Varsha in a cash laundering case whilst birthday party chief and minister Anil Parab has been wondered via it within the case in opposition to Anil Deshmukh.

    Sena MP Bhavana Gawali too is dealing with a cash laundering investigation.

  • ED attaches property of establishment owned through brother-in-law of Maharashtra CM

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The ED on Tuesday stated it has connected property value Rs 6.45 crore of an organization owned through the brother-in-law of Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray in reference to a cash laundering investigation.

    In a commentary, the Enforcement Directorate stated it has issued a provisional order beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) to connect 11 residential apartments in Neelambari mission, positioned in Thane close to Mumbai, of Shree Saibaba Grihanirmiti Non-public Restricted.

    Shridhar Madhav Patankar, the brother of Thackeray’s spouse Rashmi, “owns and controls” Shree Saibaba Grihanirmiti Non-public Restricted, it stated.

    The company alleged budget that had been allegedly siphoned off in a cash laundering case being investigated towards an organization named Pushpak Bullion had been “parked” in the actual property initiatives of Shree Saibaba Grihanirmiti Pvt.Ltd.

  • NCP: Malik’s portfolios to be given ‘briefly’ to his cupboard colleagues

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: The NCP has made up our minds to “briefly” give rate of portfolios held by means of jailed Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik to his cupboard colleagues from the celebration, however the ruling coalition spouse won’t search his resignation, Water Assets Minister Jayant Patil stated on Thursday.

    Patil, who may be the NCP’s Maharashtra unit president, stated the celebration’s determination can be conveyed to Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray who, he added, will take the overall name on this regard.

    Interacting with media individuals right here after attending a gathering known as by means of NCP president Sharad Pawar to speak about the problem, Patil maintained the celebration won’t take Malik’s resignation because the latter “used to be arrested in a unsuitable approach”.

    The assembly came about at Sharad Pawar’s place of abode right here. It used to be attended by means of Maharashtra Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar, ministers Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Walse Patil and celebration’s senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare, but even so Patil.

    Malik, a senior NCP chief, is a cupboard minister who holds minority affairs and talent building portfolios within the Shiv Sena-led MVA govt.

    The 62-year-old NCP chief, arrested in overdue February by means of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to an alleged cash laundering case, is lately in prison underneath judicial custody.

    Malik, who heads the NCP’s Mumbai unit, may be the father or mother minister for Parbhani and Gondia districts. “His bail plea used to be rejected as soon as once more (lately). Therefore, the rate of his tasks (portfolios) can be given to others within the subsequent two to 4 days. We’ve made up our minds to make this change brief association till he’s to be had once more,” Patil stated.

    He stated the main points as to who gets rate of Malik’s portfolios can be declared after the similar is knowledgeable to the manager minister first.

    In line with assets, the NCP can provide the rate of minority affairs portfolio to Housing Building Minister Jitendra Awhad. The rate of the ability building division would possibly move to Rural Building Minister Hasan Mushrif, they added.

    Patil stated the rate of Malik’s father or mother ministerships of Parbhani and Gondia can be given to Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde and Minister of State for City Building Prajakt Tanpure, respectively.

    A proper request on this regard can be made to the manager minister, who will take a last name, the NCP minister added.

    Patil additional stated Malik will proceed to stay the celebration’s Mumbai unit leader.

    Alternatively, the celebration has made up our minds to nominate two operating presidents, Narendra Rane and Rakhi Jadhav, within the Mumbai unit in view of the drawing close civic polls in Mumbai, he added.

    On BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis’s commentary in Nagpur that the BJP will win single-handedly within the 2024 Maharashtra Meeting polls, Patil quipped, “I thank him on behalf of the MVA for pronouncing that the alliance can be in energy until 2024.”

    He asserted that Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) MLAs will “now not break free” and added that the alliance govt is “strong and there’s no danger to it”.

    The NCP and the Congress are constituents of the Shiv Sena-led MVA which got here to energy in November 2019.

    Fadnavis, a former CM, lately created a flutter when he accused the MVA of hatching a conspiracy to focus on BJP leaders and submitted a pen pressure “as evidence” to the Deputy Meeting Speaker.

    Requested in regards to the declare made by means of the Chief of Opposition within the Meeting, Patil stated authenticity of the content material within the pen pressure must be verified.

  • Nawab Malik has no proper to proceed in Maha cupboard, says BJP

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrakant Patil on Thursday stated state minister Nawab Malik has no proper to stay part of the state cupboard following his arrest by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to a cash laundering probe connected to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.

    He stated that Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray additionally has no ethical proper to stay in energy as the placement within the state is “extraordinarily chaotic”.

    Patil made the statements right here whilst collaborating in an agitation in opposition to Malik.

    Malik (62) used to be arrested on Wednesday after being puzzled for approximately 5 hours on the ED place of work in south Mumbai’s Ballard Property space and later produced sooner than particular pass judgement on R N Rokade, who remanded him within the ED custody until March 3.

    “Malik has no proper to be a part of the Maharashtra executive’s cupboard. Additionally CM Uddhav Thackeray can not stay on the helm of affairs,” Patil stated.

    “The placement in Maharastra is such that it calls for imposition of President’s rule. The placement within the state is terribly chaotic,” the previous minister added.

    After Malik’s arrest, the opposition BJP is vociferously hard his resignation, however the ruling NCP and its allies – Shiv Sena and Congress – have pop out in strengthen of the minister.

    The events have dominated out the potential of his resignation.

  • Some superheroes are known as dad, says Nawab Malik’s daughter after his arrest

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: Some superheroes do not put on capes, they’re known as dad, mentioned Nilofer Malik, daughter of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, after his arrest by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday.

    The ED arrested Malik after wondering him for roughly 5 hours at its place of job in south Mumbai’s Ballard Property space in a cash laundering probe connected to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.

    The 62-year-old NCP chief was once later produced prior to particular Pass judgement on R N Rokade, who remanded him to ED custody until March 3 for additional probe into the topic.

    When the minister was once delivered to the courtroom, Nilofer, who was once ready at the premises, were given a chance to fulfill her father, even though in short.

    When the ED’s car wearing Malik entered the courtroom premises and stopped, Nilofer may no longer prevent her tears. She went with regards to the SUV, held her father’s hand and hugged him after opening the car’s door. She then kissed her father’s hand and raised her clenched fist to turn her beef up.

    A video of the emotional second between the father-daughter duo was once later circulated on social media. Along side Nilofer, Malik’s every other daughter was once additionally provide throughout the courtroom all the way through the listening to.

    After the transient assembly together with her father, Nilofer mentioned in a tweet, “Some superheroes do not put on capes. They’re known as Dad.” with hashtags #NawabMalikMyHero #NawabMalik #WeStandWithNawabMalik.

  • Malik despatched to ED custody until March 3 in cash laundering case

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: After a courtroom right here remanded Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik within the ED custody following his arrest in a cash laundering probe on Wednesday, he used to be dropped at the central company’s workplace in south Mumbai, the place he should spend the night time, an reliable mentioned.

    A different courtroom remanded the state Minority Affairs Minister to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) until March 3 in a cash laundering probe connected to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.

    Malik used to be arrested previous within the day after being wondered for roughly 5 hours on the ED workplace in south Mumbai’s Ballard Property house since round 8 am.

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    The 62-year-old NCP chief used to be produced ahead of particular Pass judgement on R N Rokade, who remanded him within the ED custody for additional probe into the topic.

    “After the courtroom listening to, Malik used to be dropped at the ED workplace in Ballard Property round 9 pm. The minister should spent this night time on the ED workplace,” the reliable mentioned.

    The senior NCP chief used to be dropped at the central company’s workplace amid tight safety of the CRPF staff, he mentioned.

    Whilst getting down from the car at night time, Malik as soon as once more waved at media individuals, similar to he had performed within the afternoon after stepping out of the ED workplace after his wondering.

  • BJP seeks Malik’s resignation after arrest through ED; Sena says he was once held in ‘crafty way’

    Via PTI

    MUMBAI: The BJP on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik following his arrest through the ED, however Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut countered it announcing that the NCP chief will have to no longer be requested to step down as he was once held in a “crafty way”.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Malik in a cash laundering case related to the actions of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, his aides and the Mumbai underworld.

    The 62-year-old NCP chief was once taken to the ED’s workplace in south Mumbai for wondering within the morning and was once later arrested. Malik is the primary serving cupboard minister to be arrested on cash laundering fees.

    Following his arrest, Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrakant Patil demanded that the minister will have to be got rid of from the state cupboard.

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    Chatting with newshounds, he mentioned, “There’s a legislation, which states {that a} minister will have to be got rid of from his publish if he’s dealing with prison fees. Malik will have to be got rid of or requested to step down from his publish.”

    Except for being the executive spokesperson of NCP, Malik is the Minority Affairs and Ability Building Minister within the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govt.

    “Two leader ministers of Maharashtra had resigned from their publish up to now after dealing with such critical allegations. This is a custom within the state to step clear of a constitutional publish until the costs are cleared,” he mentioned.

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    BJP chief Kirit Somaiya mentioned, “After former house minister Anil Deshmukh, now Malik has been arrested below the continuing probe through the ED. The ones ministers who’re indulging in corrupt practices within the Uddhav Thackeray-led govt will face the results. We can make Maharashtra corruption-free.”

    Countering the BJP’s assault, Sanjay Raut mentioned in a tweet, “Makes an attempt of backstabbing are on since it’s not conceivable to struggle the MVA face-to-face. Let or not it’s. Let there be euphoria {that a} minister has been arrested in a crafty way. Nawab Malik should not be requested to renounce. We can struggle and win. Even Kansa and Ravana had been killed. That is Hindutva. Jai maharashtra!”