Yusuf Lakdawala was in jail after being arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a land grabbing case. The ED had registered a case of money laundering against him and others for forging the documents related to land worth Rs 50 crore, situated in Khandala area of Pune
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Builder and film financier Yusuf Lakdawala, who was lodged in Arthur Road Jail, died on Thursday, as per ANI.
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Mumbai: Builder & film financier Yusuf Lakdawala, who was lodged in Arthur Road Jail after being arrested by ED in land grabbing case, dies. His body has been brought to JJ Hospital. An ADR (Accidental Death Report) has been registered. Cause of the death is yet to be ascertained
— ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2021
He was in jail after being arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a land grabbing case.
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.
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(With inputs from agencies)
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