Mumbai, Oct 16: The High Court ruled that the arrest of suspended Vasai Virar Municipal Commissioner Anilkumar Pawar (IAS: 2014: MH) was illegal.
The court ruled that the agency lacked sufficient tangible material to justify Pawar’s arrest on August 13, declaring that both his ED custody and subsequent judicial custody were unlawful.
Holding the arrest unjustified, the bench directed Pawar’s legal team, Senior Advocate Rajiv Shakdher, along with Karan Khetani and Ujjwalkumar Chavan, to submit undertakings ensuring that Pawar would not tamper with evidence or influence witnesses before being released.
The ED has already filed a chargesheet against Pawar and several others in connection with a money laundering probe involving Rs 300.92 crore in alleged “proceeds of crime”.
Of this, around Rs 169 crore has been linked to Pawar.
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