Two persons sent to 14 days' judicial custody in illegal money transfer case

Two persons arrested from Karnataka on the basis of statement given by the woman kingpin of an illegal money transaction network being run in Lakhisarai under the guidance of Pakistani agencies were on Wednesday remanded to 14 days' judicial custody by a district court.

Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Amar Jyoti Shrivastava sent Mushtaq Ahmad and Mohammad Ashique to 14 days' judicial custody on production. The duo were arrested from Mangalore in Karnataka on November 23 on the basis of statement of woman "kingpin" Ayesha Bano. They were brought here today and produced before the CJM court.

Ayesha Bano and her husband Jubair are lodged in jail in Lakhisarai in the case. The illegal money transaction racket was busted in Lakhisarai early this month by Bihar Police on an alert given by the NIA. The network was being run under the guidance of people from Pakistan.

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