India, Feb. 26 -- A special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court on Tuesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to question four prime accused in the Torres Jewellery fraud lodged in two jails in the city. The four arrested accused, in judicial custody at the Byculla and Arthur Road jails, are Tausif Riyaz, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Platinum Hern, the holding company of Torres Jewellery; Tazagul Xasatova; Valentina Kumar; and Sarvesh Ashok Surve.

Earlier this month, the court had allowed the ED to record the statements of Xasatova, Kumar and Surve along with an alleged hawala operator, Alpesh Khara. However, this application, the second one moved by the ED, names Riyaz as well.

While recording Khara's statement, t...