LUCKNOW, Feb. 24 -- The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Lucknow zonal office has filed a prosecution complaint (charge sheet) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 against former Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Arif Anwar Hashmi and his wife, Rozi Salma, in connection with an alleged money-laundering case involving proceeds of crime worth Rs.8.24 crore, senior officials said on Tuesday.

According to ED officials, the complaint was filed on Monday before the court of the special judge, CBI/ED (Court No. 2), in Lucknow. The agency initiated its investigation based on multiple FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police against Hashmi and his associates under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Following investigati...