A special court in Kolkata on Tuesday extended the federal economic intelligence agency's custody of Bangladeshi businessman PK Halder by another 10 days. Though the Enforcement Directorate sought another two weeks for "further custodial interrogation" of Halder, the Bankshall court in the eastern Indian city gave the agency 10 more days. The federal agency produced Halder and his associates, who were arrested in West Bengal on May 13, in the city court after their three-day remand ended on Tuesday. Two of his arrested aides have been identified as Pritish Kumar Halder and Pranesh Kumar Halder. The accused, including Halder, managed to float companies in India on the basis of the fraudulent documents, according to the directorate.

Source: The Express Tribune May 17, 2022 13:26 UTC