ED to challenge Moin Qureshi's bail

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

The (ED) on Friday approached High against meat exporter Moin Qureshi's in a case.

The matter is likely to be heard on reopening of courts after winter vacation.

Moin Qureshi, who was arrested on August 25 after a case was filed against him last year under the Prevention of Act on the charges of illegal dealings and evasion, was granted by a on December 12.

Earlier, the High dismissed Qureshi's plea and said that there was no illegality in Qureshi's arrest.

While opposing Qureshi's plea, the ED and the Centre contested that "questioning of his arrest was an 'abuse' of the legal process" and told the that there were serious charges of hawala transactions against him.

Qureshi is accused of hawala transactions through Delhi-based hawala operators Parvez Ali of Turkman Gate and M/s South Money Changer (DAMINI) in Greater Kailash-1.

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First Published: Fri, December 22 2017. 18:10 IST