MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate today filed a charge sheet against Aamir Gazdar, a close aide of the controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, in a money laundering case before a court here.
The agency had arrested Gazdar on February 16.
The 250-page charge sheet contains statements of five persons including Gazdar himself, Zakir Naik’s sister and an accountant of Naik’s NGO, Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), an ED official said.
The matter is likely to come up for further hearing before the special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases on Monday.
Two days ago, the court had issued a non-bailable warrant against Naik who is believed to be in UAE.
The ED had registered a case of money laundering against Naik and others last December after taking cognisance of a complaint registered by the National Investigation Agency under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. (AGENCIES)
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