Mumbai Apr 22 PTI A special court here on Friday extended till May 6 the judicial custody of Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim and his aides The Enforcement Directorate ED had arrested Malik 62 a senior NCP leader on February 23 in the case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA Malik was produced before special judge R N Rokade at the end of his previous jail custody on Friday The Central probe agency had on Thursday submitted an over 5000-page chargesheet against Malik in the case The EDs case is based on an FIR filed recently by the National Investigation Agency NIA against Ibrahim a designated global terrorist and key 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts accused and his aides under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA The ED has claimed that Malik was actively involved in terror funding PTI AVI ARU ARU

Aurangabad Feb 24 PTI BJP workers staged protests in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra on Thursday to demand the resignation of state minister Nawab Malik who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate ED in a money laundering case Malik 62 the state minority affairs minister and NCPs chief spokesperson was arrested on Wednesday by the ED and was remanded in its custody till March 3 The central agency said the money laundering probe was linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides BJPs state general secretary and former minister Atul Save led the protest here against the minister Talking to reporters Save said For the past several days Nawab Malik had been alleging that BJP leaders are corrupt But in an inquiry it was found that he himself had links with the terror accused We request Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to remove Malik from his cabinet he said Meanwhile three ruling parties in the state - NCP Shiv Sena and Congress - have planned to hold an agitation in the city on Friday to condemn the arrest of Malik It will be held at Kranti Chowk around 930 am the Shiv Sena said in a release PTI AW NP NP

Nashik Feb 24 PTI BJP workers on Thursday staged a demonstration in Nashik city of Maharashtra to press for their demand of Maharashtra minister Nawab Maliks resignation following his arrest by the ED while NCP activists condemned the central agencys action against him Malik 62 a senior NCP leader was arrested on Wednesday after being questioned for about five hours at the Enforcement Directorate ED office in south Mumbais Ballard Estate area and later produced before special judge R N Rokade who remanded him in the ED custody till March 3 The BJP workers gathered outside the party office Vasantsmruti here to demand Maliks resignation After Maliks arrest the NCP is defaming the ED and staging demonstrations in his support The Maharashtra government should make its stand clear on Malik Is it backing the accused BJPs state general secretary and MLA Devyani Pharande said The BJP will hit the streets and continue its agitation against Malik till he resigns the partys city unit president Girish Palve said The activists of the NCPs youth wing condemned Maliks arrest Malik is state Minority Affairs and Skill Development Minister The ED arrested him without any notice one of the agitators said The NCP workers released black balloons in air to register their protest and shouted pro-Malik slogans including Ek Nawab Sau Jawab and Na Darenge Na Jhukenge on the occasion PTI COR NP NP