ED issues fourth and ‘last’ notice to Naik
had offered him treatment options.
“When the treatment is sought using police funds, we need prior approvals. That is why it took Jogawat around four days to decide on a centre,” said Sagar.
Earlier this week, De had posted a photograph of Jogawat, which had been making the rounds on social media since the past three years.
She captioned it, ‘heavy police bandobast in Mumbai today’ inviting the ire of those on Twitter. She later apologised and asked Jogawat to seek medical aid. MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons, also possibly the last, to controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik in connection with its money laundering probe case against him and others.
Officials said the agency issued the fourth summons to Naik, via his lawyer and through e-mail, to join the probe even as it rejected his plea to depose before investigators via an Internetbased video link from abroad.
They indicated that the latest summons could well possibly be the last issued to him and the agency may move court for a warrant against him, if he again choses to ignore the summons.
The ED officials had earlier indicated inability to allow the video link proposal as such a remedy is not allowed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Moreover, they said, the agency wants to question Naik “in person” given the serious charges of money laundering being investigated against him and others.
Naik, through his lawyer, had made a proposal to depose via video link some days back even as he apprehended that he could be arrested by the agency like his aide Aamir Gazdar.