ED arrests aide of Shiv Sena MP in money laundering case

Saeed Khan was placed under arrest under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and will be produced before a local court in Mumbai

The Enforcement Directorate office at Fort in Mumbai. File photo

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday, September 28,2021, arrested an alleged aide ofShiv Sena MP Bhavana Gawaliin connection with a money laundering investigation, officials said.

Saeed Khan was placed under arrest under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and will be produced before a local court here for further custody by the agency.

The arrest pertains to a case of money laundering related to alleged financial irregularities in certain trusts linked to Gawali, a Member of Parliament from the Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha seat.

The agency had last month conducted searches at multiple premises in Yavatmal, Washim and Mumbai in this case.

The ED case is based on a Maharashtra police FIR against some accused related to a ₹18 alleged crore fraud and some linked irregularities.