PMLA Court Allows ED to Question Six Arthur Road Jail Inmates in Drug Case
A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in Mumbai has granted permission to the Enforcement Directorate to record the statements of six accused persons currently lodged at Arthur Road prison. The questioning is in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe against Salim Ismail Dola linked to an alleged drug trafficking racket.
The six individuals named in the matter are Mustafa Kubbawala, Pravin Shinde, Brijesh Moradiya, Sajid Sheikh, Eijaz Ansari, and Adil Vohra. Following the court order, the investigating officer and an agency team have been permitted to visit the Arthur Road prison facility to record their statements between August 29 and September 11, during the daily window of 9 am to 5 pm.
According to the allegations raised by the Enforcement Directorate, the accused worked alongside the main accused, Dola, in a syndicate trafficking narcotics and drugs, specifically Mephedrone. The central agency contended before the court that the illicit syndicate operated out of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and ran operations within the territory of India.
The agency further stated that the six named individuals procured narcotic substances from various parts of India to facilitate the manufacturing of Mephedrone.
The Enforcement Directorate told the court that the six men acted as accomplices of key figures in the network, naming wanted accused Taher Salim Dola, Lavish, and Salim Dola. The agency maintained that the accused played a significant role in the related money laundering operations.
