Statements of witnesses prima facie show the involvement of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in money laundering, the special PMLA court has said.
Special judge R. N. Rokade made this observation in his order, which became available on Tuesday, remanding Malik to 14-day judicial custody in a money-laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aides being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Senior NCP leader Malik was arrested by the ED on February 23. He was sent to judicial custody on Monday as no further remand was sought by the probe agency.
Though the ED didn't press for Malik's further remand it told the court that the accused was not cooperating in the investigation.
