Hasan Ali's wife to be present in Supreme Court tomorrow

Hasan Ali's wife to be present in Supreme Court tomorrow

Rheema Khan, the wife of Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali, would be present in the Supreme Court on Monday when the Enforcement Directorate submits a status report of the probe into his alleged money-laundering activities.

"Hasan Ali's wife would appear before the Supreme Court tomorrow," said his lawyer, advocate I A Bagadia in Mumbai.

Bagadia also said she had faxed a letter to ED, saying she would appear before the agency on 1^st April.

Rheema had earlier been summoned by ED with regard to the case, and she had accordingly appeared before the agency.

Hasan Ali is currently in judicial custody till April 8, and is lodged in the high-security Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai.

The apex court has sought status report of the probe on Monday.

Khan is accused of stashing away billions of dollars in Swiss banks and is also facing a Rs 70,000-crore tax demand notice from the Income Tax Department.

Hasan Ali remanded in custody

Pune stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan on Friday alleged that he was getting threats from Kolkata businessman Kashinath Tapuria, a co-accused in the money laundering case, after he was remanded in judicial custody by a sessions court till 8th April.

Outside the court, Khan told reporters that he was getting threats from Tapuria, his alleged associate in money laundering activities.

Khan also alleged that he was being framed in the case by Tapuria, who was arrested yesterday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Clad in white kurta-pyjama, 53-year-old Khan was produced before Principal Sessions Judge Swapna Joshi who remanded him in judicial custody after ED counsel Ujjwal Nikam submitted that they did not need Khan's custody at this moment.

Nikam contended that the ED reserved the right to press for his custody at a later date.

This was opposed by Khan's lawyer I P Bagadia.

However, the court said the issue could be decided later and as of now the accused was being remanded in judicial custody for 14 days.

Khan was taken into custody by the ED on 17th March after the Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted to him by a trial court.

On 21st March, the apex court had ordered his custody to the ED for an additional three days.

The ED has questioned Khan, facing close to Rs 70,000 crore tax demand notice from the Income-Tax Department, with regard to his past trips to various countries and his business dealings within the country.

Tapuria was arrested in Mumbai yesterday after three days of questioning.

He had earlier denied having any links with Khan.

Tapuria was later produced before a Mumbai sessions court which remanded him in ED custody till 30th March.