New Delhi, July 9 -- The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on the bail plea of alleged Naga insurgent Masasasong AO in a money laundering case. He is accused in the NIA and ED cases. His earlier bail in a money laundering case was rejected by the trial court in March.

Justice Prateek Jalan on Thursday issued a notice to the ED and sought a status report. Nominal roll from the jail authorities has also been called.

Advocate Shubhi Shrivastav appeared for Masasasong and submitted that he has undergone a custody of three and a half year that is half of the maximum sentence prescribed for money laundering offences.

The plea has stated that he has been in custody since 2022. His earlier bail was dismissed by ...