India, July 13 -- A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Friday allowed the Enforcement Directorate to question Ketan Kadam, an intermediary in the Mithi desilting project and a key accused in the scam. He was arrested on May 7 by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for alleged irregularities in the execution of contracts for the project. On the same day, special judge NG Shukla rejected Kadam's bail plea.

The special court directed the superintendent of the Arthur Road jail to allow the ED officials to question Kadam and record his statement between July 28 and August 1. The court order came in response to the request put forward by the ED, stating that Kadam might be a key accused in the alleged fraud. "The Superinte...