Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik Arrested, Case Linked To Dawood Ibrahim

Mumbai: 

Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik was on Wednesday arrested after questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld, fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides. Defiantly waving his fist in the air to the waiting media persons, Mr Malik said he won’t bow down.

“We will fight and win. We won’t bow down,” he said as he stepped out of the probe agency’s office. He was then taken by ED officials in a vehicle for a medical check-up.

According to sources, Mr Malik was grilled over alleged transactions with gangster Dawood’s associates and land deals with them. He was evasive and didn’t cooperate with the investigation, the ED said.

Recently, the ED had carried out multiple raids and also took custody of Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar in the same case. According to sources, some evidence related to property purchased by Nawab Malik has surfaced during the ongoing investigation.