Troubles mounted for Bhujbals on Wednesday, as a special PMlA court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against their third family member Pankaj Bhujbal, son of Maharashtra’s former Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Chaggan Bhujbal, in connection two money laundering case registered against him and others.
Chaggan Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer are already behind in connection with the same money laundering cases registered by the ED. In fact, the judicail custody Sr Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer were on Wednesday extended till May 1.
An MlA in the Maharashtra Assembly, Pankaj has been named in the FIR filed by the ED which had registered against Sr Bhujbal, nephew Sameer and others in connection with the two Economic Case Information Reports (ECIRs) registered on June 17 against him, his son Pankaj and nephew Sameer others under the provisions of PMlA.
While Sameer was arrested on February 1, Sr Bhujbal, was arrested by the ED on March 14 in connection with two money laundering cases registered against him, his family members and associates.