India, Oct. 22 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Humayun Merchant, a close aide of underworld don Iqbal Mirchi. His arrest may increase the problems of NCP leader Praful Patel as the ED is also preparing to attach a 15-storey property Ceejay House in Mumbai, which is linked to Patel. Former Union minister Patel has already been interrogated by the ED on October 18 for more than 12 hours in the case related to investigation of properties of drug smuggler Iqbal Mirchi.

When our correspondent Nikhil Sagare spoke to Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Raju Waghmare said, "Just ahead of election powerful leaders are arrested. Media trail is taken of Chidambaram and later on bail is granted to him. The BJP government is usi...