09 September,2021 03:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Photo for representational purpose. Pic/ istock
Builder and film financier Yusuf Lakdawala, who was lodged in Arthur Road Jail, died on Thursday, as per ANI.
He was in jail after being arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a land grabbing case.
ALSO READ
How inmates are achieving educational reform behind bars
Mumbai: Gangster Lakdawala fears for his life in Arthur Road jail
Mumbai: Shooter affiliated with Ravi Pujari turns thief, arrested
Two held for theft at retired naval dockyard official's home, gold recovered
Lawyers provide free legal aid to needy undertrials languishing in jails
Lakdawala (76) was brought dead to government-run J J Hospital and his death was announced at around 12 pm though the cause was not immediately known, an official said.
The exact cause of his death will be ascertained after a post-mortem, he said. According to sources, Lakdawala was suffering from cancer.
A case of accidental death has been registered, he added.
The ED had arrested Lakdawala in May in a money laundering case stemming from a land deal. He was accused of forging documents to purchase a land worth Rs 50 crore in Khandala, a hill station in Pune district.
He was currently in jail under judicial custody. The ED had opposed Lakdawala's bail plea on medical grounds last month.
Also Read: Former film producer Yusuf Lakdawala held in land grab case, sent to ED custody
(With inputs from agencies)
