A special court has extended the judicial custody of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik till April 22 even as the NCP leader complained of ill health. Malik was produced before Special Judge R N Rokade, designated to hear cases related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The NCP leader stepped into the witness box and told the court that he has been unwell due to kidney ailments and that he has a swelling in his legs. Malik further said that whenever he complained of pain in his legs, the jail authorities only gave him painkillers.