Dynamite News ED searches on Baba Siddique, others in PMLA case
Officials said the raids are being conducted on at least half a dozen locations in the Maharashtra capital, including that of a builder.
Mumbai: The ED today conducted searches at the premises of Congress leader Baba Siddique and few others in connection with a money laundering probe case.
Officials said the raids are being conducted on at least half a dozen locations in the Maharashtra capital, including that of a builder.
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The Enforcement Directorate, they said, has registered a criminal case against Siddique and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on a local police FIR in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of a slum area in suburban Bandra.
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The agency also suspects usage of shell companies in committing the alleged irregularities and hence the raids are being conducted to gather more evidence, they said.
Siddique has been a Congress MLA in the Maharashtra Assembly and also served as a Municipal Corporator. (PTI)