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Mumbai Court Allows ED Questioning of Six Jailed Accused
A Mumbai court has given investigators permission to speak with six people in jail.
The investigators are from the Enforcement Directorate, or ED.
They are examining a case about alleged money laundering.
The case is linked to Salim Ismail Dola and an alleged drug trafficking group.
The six people are being held at Arthur Road prison.
ED officers can visit the prison between August 29 and September 11.
The ED says the group obtained drugs for making mephedrone in India.
The court’s order allows investigators to record the six accused people’s statements.
A special PMLA court allowed the Enforcement Directorate to record statements from six jailed accused.
The accused are Mustafa Kubbawala, Pravin Shinde, Brijesh Moradiya, Sajid Sheikh, Eijaz Ansari and Adil Vohra.
All six are being held at Arthur Road prison in Mumbai.
The ED may question them at the prison from August 29 to September 11, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The ED alleges they helped a Dubai-based narcotics syndicate procure drugs used to manufacture mephedrone and launder money.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate, six jailed accused, and alleged main accused Salim Ismail Dola are involved in the proceedings.
- What
- A special PMLA court authorized the ED to record statements from six accused in a money-laundering investigation.
- Where
- At Arthur Road prison in Mumbai.
- When
- The statements may be recorded from August 29 through September 11, 2026, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- Why
- The ED is investigating alleged money laundering connected to a narcotics trafficking syndicate and alleged procurement of substances used to manufacture mephedrone.
Key facts
- Court
- Special PMLA court
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Number of accused
- Six
- Prison
- Arthur Road prison
- Authorized period
- August 29 to September 11, 2026
- Alleged drug
- Mephedrone
- Alleged main accused
- Salim Ismail Dola
Quotes
Enforcement Directorate
Federal agency investigating the alleged narcotics-linked money-laundering case
“the accused along with main accused Dola are involved in syndicate trafficking of narcotics and drugs like Mephedrone operating from Dubai, UAE in the territory of India. The named accused persons have procured narcotics substances from various parts of India for manufacturing of Mephedrone.”
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“They are accomplices of main accused Taher Salim Dola, Lavish and Salim Dola who are wanted accused”
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Sources
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