By Admin 
Former Maharashtra minister and veteran NCP leader Nawab Malik has suffered a major setback in the money laundering case. A special court of PMLA has framed charges against Nawab Malik. This matter is related to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case of the year 2022.
ED had arrested Nawab Malik in February 2022. It is alleged that with the help of Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar, he wrongfully took possession of about three acres of land in Kurla, Mumbai. There is an allegation that crime related money of Rs 16 crore was involved in this deal. There has also been an allegation of use of fake documents.
Nawab Malik declared himself innocent
NCP leader Nawab Malik declared himself innocent in the PMLA case related to Dawood Ibrahim’s property, after which the special PMLA court framed charges against him.
During the hearing in the court, Nawab Malik’s lawyer had said that we have filed a petition in the High Court regarding this case. During the last hearing on this petition, ASG Anil Singh had told the High Court that he will give the documents related to this case to the accused party and till then the charge will not be framed.
The court rejected the petition
Earlier, a special court of PMLA had rejected the discharge petition filed by Malik and his company. The discharge petition was filed on behalf of Malik’s company ‘Malik Infrastructure’. On behalf of the company, it was said that the entire ED case is based on guesses and speculations, because the company did not exist at the time the alleged illegal deal took place.
Sufficient primary evidence present in the case – Court
Rejecting the company’s arguments, the court said that there is sufficient primary evidence in the case. The court said that from the preliminary investigation it is clear that Nawab Malik, along with Haseena Parkar, Salim Patel and accused Sardar Khan associated with D-Company, took illegal possession of a valuable plot in Kurla and then tried to legalize it through money laundering. This plot is said to involve criminal proceeds of Rs 16 crore.