ED questions Hasan Ali`s aide in money laundering case

Enforcement Directorate interrogated Abbas Naqvi, a Mumbai based interior designer in connection with the alleged money laundering case of Hasan Ali Khan, sources said.

Mumbai: Enforcement Directorate today
interrogated Abbas Naqvi, a Mumbai based interior designer in
connection with the alleged money laundering case of Hasan Ali
Khan, sources said.

He was summoned by the agency at 3 PM today.

Abbas is believed to be a close aide of Hasan Ali as
well as Kolkata based businessman Kashinath Tapuria, who was
also arrested yesterday in connection with the same case.

Khan has been arrested by the agency on charges of
stashing huge amounts of black money in banks abroad. He is
also facing a Rs 70,000-crore tax demand notice from the
Income-Tax department.

The I-T department has raised a tax demand of Rs 591
crore against Tapuria and Rs 20,540 crore against his wife
Chandrika.

PTI