Nawab Malik admitted to JJ hospital
The Hindu
Minister is currently in ED custody for alleged land deal with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim
Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik, currently in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for an alleged land deal with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has been admitted to JJ hospital.
On February 24, the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court remanded him to the ED custody till March 3 after he was questioned by the Central agency for seven hours.
Mr. Malik has been shifted to the State-run hospital after he complained of stomach pain and blood in his urine. Talking to The Hindu, his daughter, Nilofer Khan Malik, said, "He has been feeling unwell since two days and is now admitted to hospital."
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