Court remands ED staffers arrested in bribe case to agency's custody till next week
As per the agency, the staffers were paid Rs 13,000 by associate Bablu Sonkar of accused Amar Mulchandani, who is the former chairman of Seva Vikas Bank.
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As per the agency, the staffers were paid Rs 13,000 by associate Bablu Sonkar of accused Amar Mulchandani, who is the former chairman of Seva Vikas Bank.
The ED recently arrested him in a fresh case under the PMLA related to cheating former Religare promoter Malvinder Singh`s wife Japna.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Manik Bhattacharya is the second high-profile TMC MLA to have been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the West Bengal teacher`s recruitment scam. He will now be presented before the special ED court on October 25.
Sanjay Raut's ED custody extended: The central agency had arrested Raut on Sunday midnight in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of Patra 'Chawl' (old row tenement) in suburban Goregaon and related financial property transactions involving his wife and alleged associates.
Raut told the PMLA court on Thursday that he is being held in a room with just one ceiling fan in prison and that he prefers an air-conditioned room.