Delhi High Court to Rule on Money Laundering Case Against Alleged Hawala Dealer
The Delhi High Court has requested the Enforcement Directorate's response to Mohammad Aslam Wani's plea to dismiss a money laundering case. Wani, cleared of terror funding in a 2010 case, argues that charges are baseless. The court notice follows prolonged proceedings with limited witness examination.
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The Delhi High Court has called upon the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to a plea by Mohammad Aslam Wani, an alleged hawala dealer, who is seeking the quashing of a money laundering case against him.
Issued by Justice Sanjeev Narula, the notice has scheduled the next hearing for September 26. Wani's plea relies on a 2010 trial court ruling that acquitted him of terror funding charges from a 2005 case, which initially justified the 2007 money laundering charges.
Represented by Advocate M S Khan, Wani maintains that the prosecution's money laundering allegations are invalid, as the primary charges of generating crime proceeds were dismissed in previous rulings. The drawn-out trial, featuring only four witness exams over nearly seven years, has caused frustration.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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