Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned the Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik’s brother Kaptan Malik, in links with the Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case, his family said on Thursday.
Malik’s sister too has reached the ED office on Thursday.
This move of ED comes a day after Nawab Malik has been arrested in the money laundering case linked to the Mumbai Underworld activities. Malik was then remanded to the ED’s custody till March 3.
The money laundering case pertains to Nawab Malik’s alleged deal with aides of Dawood Ibrahim, India Today’s sources said.
The Enforcement Directorate has been investigating a case registered against Dawood Ibrahim, his brother Anees, Iqbal, aide Chota Shakeel and others.
Amid this last week, ED had started search operations at various locations across Mumbai for hunting the elements related to the underworld and Dawood Ibrahim.
The raids conducted were in connection with the recently registered cases against Dawood Ibrahim by the National Investigation Agency.
According to India Today’s sources, the ED claims to have established a money trail linking Nawab Malik to people connected to the underworld.
The ED also said that they have details of benami investments of Nawab Malik in a certain real estate project.
The remand of Nawab Malik was reportedly sought on these grounds.
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