India, Nov. 19 -- A special MP/ MLA court on Tuesday framed charges against former Maharashtra minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik and two others in the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) 2022 money-laundering case linked to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and his associates. All three accused pleaded not guilty, paving the way for a trial.

The ED had arrested Malik in February 2022 in connection with the case. He is currently out on medical bail, granted by the Supreme Court.

During Tuesday's hearing, the special court rejected adjournment requests from the defence, as well as an earlier plea by a fourth accused who appeared via video-conference seeking time to file a discharge application. The c...