Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik Files Plea Against Arrest In Money Laundering Case
NDTV
Nawab Malik alleged that his arrest was "illegal" and that he was targeted for being a "vocal critic of the misuse of Central agencies".
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, arrested last week, on Monday approached the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of the case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing money laundering linked to fugitive Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
Mr Malik is presently in the custody of the ED till March 3.
The Nationalist Congress Party leader on Monday filed a petition in the high court seeking to quash the case and also the order passed by a special court remanding him to the ED's custody.
He alleged that his arrest was "illegal" and that he was targeted for being a "vocal critic of the misuse of Central agencies".
