A special PMLA court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Pankaj Bhujbal, an MLA in the Maharashtra Assembly, in a money laundering case registered against him and others.
The case was connected to the construction of the new Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi and the Kalina land grabbing case.
A non-bailable warrant is issued against accused no 3, Pankaj.PR Bhavke, Special Judge
Pankaj was named in the FIR filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), besides his father, the former State PWD minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, other associates and Sameer, who was arrested by the ED earlier in 2016.
After conducting two raids at nine premises, the ED told the court it had attached properties of Bhujbals worth Rs 131.86 crore, while remaining properties worth Rs 708.30 crore were yet to be identified and attached.
Chhagan Bhujbal’s Judicial Custody Extended
The court also extended the judicial custody of Chaggan Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer till May 11.
The ED filed a chargesheet on March 30 also naming corporates like D B Realty, Balwa group of companies, Neelkamal Realtors and Builders Private Limited, Neelkamal Central Apartment LLP and Kakade Infrastructure in the same case.
The Charges Against Pankaj and Sameer
The agency filed two FIRs against the Bhujbals and others under the anti-money laundering laws, based on FIRs filed by the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau.
The ACB complaint names Pankaj and Sameer for offences such as cheating, conspiracy, criminal breach of trust under the IPC, and under the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act.
The High Court, in December 2014 formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising the ED and state ACB officials to conduct the inquiry against Bhujbal and others.
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