Hawala racket in IPL matches: ED get transit remand of accused
The court directed ED to produce the accused before concerned court in Ahmedabad on or before 25 May
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday allowed a plea of Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking transit remand of an accused arrested in New Delhi in connection with its probe into alleged multi-crore hawala and money laundering in betting in IPL and international cricket matches.
Mukesh Kumar, who was arrested in New Delhi on Friday by the ED, was produced before additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) Ajay Garg where the agency alleged that he was involved in sending money in and outside the country through hawala transactions.
The court allowed the agency’s plea for transit remand of the accused and directed it to produce him before concerned court in Ahmedabad in Gujarat on or before 25 May.
“As per the records, allegations against the accused are grievous in nature, co-accused are already in custody of ED. In these circumstances, considering the gravity of offence, I hereby grant transit remand of accused Mukesh Kumar for two days from today i.e. with effect from 23 to 25 May with directions to IO Sanjay Kumar to produce the accused before the concerned court of Principal and Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad Rural on or before 25 May," the ACMM said.
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