Sameer Bhujbal's judicial custody extended till March 7

The judicial custody of Sameer Bhujbal, nephew of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who was arrested from Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case, has been extended by the special Enforcement Directorate (ED) court till March 7.

Sameer was arrested by the ED on February 1 after questioning him for six hours.

Earlier, the ED conducted searches on at least nine properties held by Chhagan Bhujbal and his family members.

A team of 20 ED officers of the Mumbai zonal unit conducted the operation in connection with 11 different allegations of money laundering and land grabbing including the Delhi-based Maharashtra Sadan construction scam and the Kalina land grabbing case.