LUCKNOW, Dec. 30 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to seek custodial remand of dismissed police constable Alok Pratap Singh and his associate Amit Singh Tata in connection with an alleged illegal codeine-based cough syrup supply and related money laundering case, officials said.

The ED plans to question the two accused, who are considered close associates of a former MP from eastern Uttar Pradesh, about their movable and immovable assets and large financial transactions identified in their bank accounts, according to officials. "During earlier proceedings, Alok Singh's family reportedly failed to provide a satisfactory explanation regarding the funds invested in the construction of his lavish bungalow, which has prompted the age...