India, April 14 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) accused I-PAC of raising "bogus invoices" to justify receiving funds from multiple third-party entities "without rendering any actual consultancy or professional services," as the federal agency sought the custody of Vinesh Chandel, a director of the political consultancy firm.

Chandel was produced before Delhi's Patiala House court late on Monday night and remanded in 10-day ED custody hours after he was arrested in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged illegal mining and transportation of coal in West Bengal. The hearing continued until the early hours of Tuesday.

ED's special public prosecutor, Simon Benjamin, told the court of Shefali Barnala Tandon that transa...