India, March 2 -- A special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court has issued a production warrant against Alpesh Khara, a hawala operator from Charni Road, arrested in connection with the alleged fraud Ponzi scheme run through Torres Jewellery stores, in which thousands of investors were duped of crores of rupees.

Acting on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), special judge AC Daga passed the order on Friday, directing the superintendent of Arthur Road Jail, where Khara is lodged, to produce him before the court on March 17.

The court said that the accused is required for the purpose of investigation by the ED and issued a production warrant under section 302 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023 a...