Nawab Malik Arrested By ED In Money Laundering Case, NCP Leader Says 'Will Win, Won't Bow Down'
NCP leader Nawab Malik has been arrested by Enforcement Directorate in connection with Dawood Ibrahim's money laundering case.
New Delhi: NCP Leader Nawab Malik has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai today related to a money laundering case.
Earlier on Wednesday morning he was summoned by ED and was questioned about a property and its alleged links with gangster Dawood Ibrahim.
The Maharashtra Minister is being taken to J J Hospital for a medical checkup. After coming out of the ED office, the NCP leader said, " Will win, won't bow down".
Nawab Malik has been arrested ED in connection with Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case, as per an ANI report.
The ED on Wednesday questioned Minority Affairs Minister Malik in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld, officials said.
The NCP leader arrived at the ED office and the agency is recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they added.
The ED action comes after the registration of a new case and raids conducted by it on February 15 in Mumbai in connection with the operations of the underworld, illegal property deals, and hawala transactions.
Shiv Sena spokesperson and MP Sanjay Raut told reporters that Malik was taken away by the ED from his home.
"...I think this is a challenge to the Maharashtra government...They (central agencies) are free to probe...old issues are being dug out but you should remember that after 2024 you too will be probed," he said.
The Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress have joined hands to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MCA) government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in the state.
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