Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 24 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik has had links with fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim's D-company for a long time, according to the investigation of the Enforcement Directorate against him in connection with a money laundering case.

Nagpur Feb 23 PTI Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the Enforcement Directorates ED move of arresting Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik was done in line with the rules and the issue should not be politicised He also accused Malik of indulging in land dealings with 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case accused and said its proceeds were used for terror funding in India Malik was arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday by the ED after being questioned by it in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides Talking to reporters over Maliks arrest Fadnavis said This is a very serious issue The National Investigation Agency NIA and the ED in their recent operations found a link about Dawood Ibrahims terror funding in India through real estate dealings and such deal are being done via money laundering The ED told the court today that it conducted searches at nine places in which many links have come to light which establish a link towards Malik The former Maharashtra chief minister alleged that the land purchased by Malik is of bomb blast accused Sardar Shahwali Khan and Sardar Patel the right hand man and driver of Dawoods late sister Haseena Parker he said The BJP leader sought to know why a minister purchased a land from the Mumbai blast accused and indulged in land dealings with Parker I think the action taken by ED is as per rules where the terror funding angle is very clearly established said Fadnavis All political parties should condemn the land dealings that have underworld connections and they should not do politics on this serious issue he added Fadnavis also said that in the coming few days he would reveal how the Maharashtra government is planning a conspiracy to create false witnesses to frame political leaders He said this in response to a query on SP leader Akhilesh Yadavs allegation that the BJP creates false witnesses and levels false allegations In few days I will be revealing how the Maharashtra government is planning a conspiracy to create false witnesses to frame leaders he said Over the BJP seeking Maliks resignation following his arrest Fadnavis said If the government has taken a stance that the minister will not resign then I feel very sad that the level of politics will fall to such low levels as it would create a very bad precedent PTI CLS NP NP