Court extends by 5 days ED custody of scribe Upendra Rai

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court today allowed custodial interrogation of journalist Upendra Rai by the Enforcement Directorate for another five days in a money laundering case related to alleged extortion and dubious financial transactions.

Metropolitan Magistrate Bhavna Kalia granted the remand to the agency after Delhi-based scribe Rai was produced before the court on expiry of his seven-day ED custody.

Special public prosecutors Nitesh Rana and N K Matta, appearing for the ED, sought extension of Rai’s custody by seven more days, saying he was required to be confronted with the evidence collected during his earlier remand.

The agency claimed before the court that “top secret documents” were recovered from Rai’s possession and the ED was trying to find out how he procured them.

“Summonses have been issued to senior Government officials and Rai is required to be confronted with them,” the agency said in its application moved through advocate A R Aditya. (AGENCIES)

 

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