Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik was arrested today in connection with the money laundering case involving fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. The arrest comes after he clashed with Sameer Wankhede, the officer-in-charge of the drugs-on-cruise case.
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Maharashtra cabinet minister in charge of minority development Nawab Malik is also the spokesperson of the Nationalist Congress Party and considered close to its chief Sharad Pawar.
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He has been a five-time MLA from Anushakti Nagar in Mumbai.
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He is one of the few Muslim faces of the NCP, which is seen as a largely Maratha-centric party.
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In January 2021, Nawab Malik’s son-in-law, businessman Sameer Shabbir Khan, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau led by Sameer Wankhede.
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After the arrest of Aryan Khan, son of megastar Shah Rukh Khan in a drug-on-cruise case in January, Nawab Malik had stirred controversy with his allegations against Mr. Wankhede.
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