Nawab Malik 'hatched criminal conspiracy' with D-Gang to usurp Kurla property: Court

A Special PMLA court on Friday took cognizance of charge sheet filed by Enforcement Directorate against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik and stated that he was kwingly involved in money laundering and criminal conspiracy with ors to usurp Goawala compound in Mumbai's Kurla.

court has issued a process against NCP Minister and 1993 bomb blasts case accused Sardar Shahwali Khan, who is also named in case.

“Accused Nawab Malik in connivance with D-Company members i.e. Hasina Parkar, Salim Patel, and Sardar Khan, hatched a criminal conspiracy for usurping prime property belonging to Mrs. Munira Plumber,” special judge Rahul R Rokade said.

refore, property usurped by Malik in connivance with Parkar (late sister of gangster Dawood Ibrahim) and ors was proceeds of crime under Prevention of Money Laundering Act. “re is prima facie evidence to indicate that accused is directly and kwingly involved in a money laundering offense,” special judge ted.

In charge sheet, ED claimed that Malik had conducted a survey of illegal tenants which he introduced at Goawala compound, and took help of Sardar Shahwali Khan for coordinating with surveyor. Malik also held several meetings with Haseena Parkar along with Sardar Khan to usurp compound, ED said.

Nawab Malik arrested

Nawab Malik was arrested at 2.45 pm on February 23 by ED, which alleged that he was guilty of an offence punishable under provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This came after Dawood Ibrahim's bror Iqbal Kaskar allegedly revealed certain facts about his sister Haseena Parkar's involvement in usurping high-valued properties of incent citizens in Mumbai.

ED alleged that one Munira Plumber's prime property in Kurla, present market value of which is Rs.300 crore, was usurped by NCP leader through Solidus Investments Pvt. Ltd. - a company purportedly owned by his family members. As per ED, this was done in connivance with Haseena Parkar, her bodyguard Salim Patel and 1993 bomb blasts convict Sardar Shah Wali Khan. Subsequently, a special PMLA court remanded him to ED custody, and later to judicial custody where he has remained since.