Mumbai, 26 May (HS): The Mumbai Special Court

remanded to magisterial custody to Nashik’s fraudster Ashok Kharat for 14 days.

Kharat was produced on Tuesday in the court by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)

in money laundering case.

Kharat was arrested last week by the ED in

connection with money laundering of about Rs 47 crore. He was produced in the

court on expiry of his ED custody.

Kharat is facing charges of sexual exploitation of

women and cheating. Twelve cases in this connection have been registered

against him in Nashik district. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Wada

Police in Nashik is investigating into the charges against Kharat.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar