A special court here on Monday extended the judicial custody of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik till April 22 after the NCP leader complained of ill health. Malik was produced before Special Judge RN Rokade, designated to hear cases related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The NCP leader stepped into the witness box and told the court that he was unwell due to kidney ailment and had swollen feet.
Malik further said that whenever he complained of pain in his legs, the jail authorities only gave him painkillers. “I want a permanent solution to my medical problems,” Malik said.
Malik’s lawyer Kushal Mor told the court that the minister’s plea challenging his illegal arrest and immediate release is likely to be heard on April 22. Special Judge Rokade extended Malik’s judicial custody till April 22.
Malik was arrested on February 23 by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering probe into the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his associates. The NCP leader was in ED custody till March 7 before being sent to judicial custody till March 21, which was later extended till April 4. On April 4, his custody was again extended till April 18.
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