ED files prosecution complaint against arrested Pak national in PMLA court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint against an arrested Pakistani national, Ajad Mallik, before a special PMLA court in the city, which issued a pre-cognizance notice against the accused and fixed a date for the next hearing, official sources said on Tuesday.

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Ajad Mallik, alias Ahammed Hossain Azad and Azad Hossain, an alleged Pakistani national, was arrested by the ED from North 24 Parganas' district of Birati in mid-April on suspicion of being a Bangladeshi national. He was allegedly involved in arranging fake documents for the Bangladeshi nationals for settlement in West Bengal and other parts of the country.

Further investigation by the ED revealed that Azad Mallik was a Pakistani national and was arrested for violation of the Foreigners Act, 1946. During a search conducted by the ED on April 15 last in Birati, the agency confiscated fake documents, including that of AADHAR card, passports and other fake documents. He was also charged with hawala transactions for transferring money.