Nawab Malik Played An Active Role, Connived With Dawood's Gang: ED Opposes Bail To NCP Leader In PMLA Case

Malik approached the special PMLA court seeking bail after a charge sheet was filed against him in April, 2022. A minister in the earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Malik was arrested in February this year.

According to ED's chargesheet against Malik, there were several meetings between Malik, his brother Aslam, Haseena Parkar and 1993 serial blast convict Sardar Khan regarding the Goawala compound in Kurla, which is the alleged subject matter of the laundering.

In the bail reply ED claimed that eyewitness have revealed that Rs 55 lakh was paid illegally to Parkar for the Goawala property and that Malik connived with D Gang members "involved in laundering of illegally usurped property/proceeds of crime under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act".

The reply further alleged that latest income tax returns of Solidus Investments Private Limited revealed that it has received rent worth Rs 66.9 lakh from one Automotive Manufacture. Also Malik controlled the proceeds of crime through Solidus, ED alleged.

The agency claimed that he had an active role as he attended meetings if he or Parkar would control the usurped property. It added that Malik's defence about PMLA act being applied retrospectively would not hold any water as the launder of money happened after the act was enforced in 2005.

The ED alleged non-cooperation on his part. It said that Malik was allowed to undergo treatment at a private hospital for six weeks and that he is "ostensibly at large for medical treatment" despite the stipulated period ending.

They alleged that the bail application was a "ploy" to hide that he has been out of prison for over six weeks and since no medial ground is raised in the bail plea, it is implied that he doesn't need further treatment and therefore he should be sent back to prison.