14 days judicial custody for Anil Bastawade
Ranchi, Jan 30 : A special Enforcement Directorate (ED) court today sent Anil Bastawade to 14 days judicial custody.
The special ED court of Justice R K Chowdhary sent Bastawade, a close aide of former chief minister Madhu Koda, to 14 days judicial custody.
During this, he will be lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail located at Hotwar here.
The ED brought him back from Jakarta last night where he was arrested on January 21 on an Interpol notice.
Bastawade was later flown to Ranchi.
He is an accused in a money laundering scam.
The CBI has alleged that he siphoned off over Rs 250 crore from the Madhu Koda government to pay for coal mine contracts.
A Red Corner Notice (RCN) against him was issued by CBI on the request of the ED which is probing charges of alleged money laundering against the 48-year-old businessman.