Mumbai: Even with the prosecution strongly opposing the plea, a special court permitted National Congress Party (NCP) leader and former minister Chhagan Bhujbal, accused in a money laundering case, to travel to the UAE, Morocco, Kenya, and Qatar on a family holiday. The court directed the ED to return his passport. “The accused was a deputy chief minister, cabinet minister and is a member of the assembly for a long period of time. He is socially and politically active in society. He has deep roots in society. There is no possibility of fleeing from justice,” the judge said.
Bhujbal’s lawyer submitted that he intended to join a family trip and do sightseeing from Dec 20 to Jan 5. “They will finalise the dates and confirm the itinerary…
