Mumbai: Further investigation of the agency is going on regarding the raid at many places of ED in Mumbai. In this case, now the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation in a money laundering case registered against Dawood and his associates.
ANI quoted ED sources as saying that Iqbal Kaskar, brother of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, has been detained from Thane jail in the case. He will be produced in a special PMLA court in Mumbai today.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) took custody of gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar from Thane jail in connection with an alleged money laundering case registered against Dawood and his aides. He will be produced before a special PMLA court in Mumbai today: ED Sources
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2022
Let us tell you that the ED had raided several places in Mumbai on Tuesday as part of the investigation of money laundering case related to the sale and purchase of properties related to the underworld. The raids were conducted at around 10 places. This action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Media reports quoted sources as saying, “This action was taken on the basis of some intelligence received by the ED and the FIR lodged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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Sources said the action is being taken on the basis of some intelligence obtained independently by the ED and the FIR registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Dawood Ibrahim, the main conspirator of the 1993 Mumbai bombings. Sources said that some politicians associated with illegal horse-trading are also on the agency’s radar.