Lagatar24 Desk
Mumbai, March 21: Nawab Malik, Maharashtra cabinet member and prominent Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) politician, had his judicial custody extended until April 4 on Monday. In a money laundering case involving fugitive mobster Dawood Ibrahim, Malik has been detained.
During his judicial custody, the court allowed the minister, whose custody was set to expire during the day, to be given with a bed, mattress, and chair.
Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case | Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik's judicial custody extended till 4th April. Court also allows him to be provided with a bed, mattress, and chair during his judicial custody.
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In the state administration led by Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray, Malik held the ministries of skills development and minority issues. He is also the guardian minister for the districts of Parbhani and Gondia.
According to senior party insiders, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has decided to allocate Malik’s portfolios to other ministers in the party.
The NCP, on the other hand, has opted not to urge Malik to quit as the opposition BJP has asked.
