The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday urged the Bombay High Court to reject the plea filed by suspended IAS officer and former Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) chief Anil Kumar Pawar, seeking to declare his arrest as illegal. The agency asked the court to dismiss the petition "in limine with costs," meaning it should be thrown out at the outset with a monetary penalty imposed on the petitioner.
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Pawar, who was arrested in August 2025 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), has challenged his arrest and the subsequent
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