ED slaps fine on Shahabuddin, JD(U) leader

ED sources said it had served notices to Sahabuddin and Pervez for keeping unaccounted foreign currencies. “If they do not go for an appeal, ED has the power to arrest them. The notices were served by an assistant director level official of the Patna wing of the directorate,” said a source. The accused can appeal before higher ED authority.

Salim Pervez said: “I remember having delivered a packet from a common acquaintance to a man linked to Sahabuddin when I was in Saudi Arabia but did not know what the sealed packet contained. I have said as much in my statement to ED.”