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Court allows ED to interrogate Rizvi: PTI

Rizvi, facing charges of a nexus with the underworld, was produced amid tight security before designated judge A P Bhangale, who allowed the ED to interrogate him on Wednesday and Thursday after public prosecutor Rohini Salian consented.

ED counsel Arun Gupte sought Rizvi's custody for two days as sustained interrogation may throw light on his alleged deals.

The judge identified three officers who would take Rizvi to the ED office for interrogation and ordered that the accused be produced before him in the evening, to inform the court about the progress made during interrogation.

Rizvi was arrested on December 13 last under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act for alleged links with Karachi-based gangster Chhota Shakeel through a conduit to target Bollywood personalities for personal gains.

Rizvi has been remanded to custody from time to time by the court. He is now under judicial custody till January 19.

His assistant Abdul Rahim Allah Baksh has also been remanded to judicial custody till January 29.

Police allege that Abdul Rahim acted as a conduit between Rizvi and Shakeel.

The cops claim to have recorded telephonic conversations between Rizvi, Abdul Rahim and Shakeel, which allegedly reveal a Bollywood-underworld nexus.

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