The City Sessions Court under Kolkata's Bankshal Court granted bail to three persons including Prashant Kumar Halder (PK Halder), accused of laundering huge amounts of money from Bangladesh.
They were granted bail on Friday.
Along with PK Halder, Swapan Mistry alias Swapankumar Mistry, Uttam Mistry alias Uttam Kumar Mistry were granted bail.
The court granted bail to each of them on a bond of Rs 10 lakh. At the same time, it has been given on the condition that they will have to appear in court during the case. They will not even be allowed to leave the state or the country.
Earlier, PK Halder's brother Pranesh Halder, Amina Sultana alias Sharmi Halder and Emon Hossain were granted bail on November 27.
On May 14, 2022, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India arrested the Halders from Vedik Village in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal.
Since then, the Halders have been imprisoned in the country. The ED had arrested six people under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act-2002, i.e. the Prevention of Illegal Money Laundering and Corruption Act.
PK Halder and five male associates were kept in Kolkata's Presidency Jail. Female associate Amina Sultana alias Sharmi Halder was kept in Alipore Correctional Facility in Kolkata.
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