ED to quiz meat exporter Mohd Akhtar Qureshi for four more days in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate, which has been interrogating controversial meat exporter Moin Akhtar Qureshi since August 26, was today allowed by a city court to continue quizzing him for four more days in a money laundering probe against him and others.
Special Judge Arun Bharadwaj sent the accused to custody after the probe agency said he was required to be questioned about his foreign bank accounts to unearth the trail of crime proceeds.
The ED said Qureshi was to be confronted with documentary evidence, witnesses and other co-accused.
ED’s special prosecutor N K Matta sought nine-day custody of Qureshi claiming he was to be confronted with the government officials who allegedly received money or proceeds of crime from him.
He also said the properties purchased from the proceeds of the crime were to be ascertained by questioning Qureshi.
“The data of e-mail server of the accused company M/s Forum Sales Pvt Ltd seized by Income Tax Authorities are to be confronted with viz-a-viz for transfer of proceeds of crime by hawala channels through TT’s from Dubai onward.
“The associates of the accused who were involved in the transfer of proceeds of crime from various other sources needs to be confronted with… The foreign trade associates are to …read more