A special court has refused to acquit former minister and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Nawab Malik in a financial irregularities case related to notorious gangster Dawood Ibrahim's properties in Mumbai. The court rejected Malik's acquittal application, observing that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute him.
Malik had filed an application in a special court seeking acquittal, claiming that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case was based on conjecture and speculation. Judge Satyanarayan Navander of the special court set up to hear cases filed against MPs and MLAs rejected Malik's application and refused to grant him relief.
Malik's involvement in the financial misappropriation of illegally seized property in collusion with Dawood's sister Haseena Parkar, Salim Patel, and accused Sardar Khan is clearly evident. The property has been seized under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the court has said in its order that there is sufficient evidence to frame charges against all the accused.
What are the accusations?
Accused Sardar Khan and Nawab Malik conspired and illegally grabbed three acres of land belonging to a woman, Munira Plumber, in Goawala Compound, Kurla. The woman had issued a power of attorney in the name of Salim Patel in 1999. Patel misused it and sold the land in Goawala Compound to Malik's Solidus Investments Private Limited company, as per Parkar's orders. Malik rented out this place and used the money earned to buy flats in Bandra and Kurla and agricultural land in Osmanabad. The ED arrested Malik in February 2022 in connection with this financial fraud case. The Supreme Court then granted bail to Malik.
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