ED arrests Hasan Ali Khan's aide Kashinath Tapuria

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today arrested Kolkata-based businessman Kashinath Tapuria, an associate of Pune-based businessman Hasan Ali Khan, accused of money-laundering and huge tax evasion.

Tapuria was arrested in Mumbai after three days of questioning, ED sources said.

Meanwhile, Khan's chartered accountant, Sunil Shinde, has been asked to appear before the ED for questioning. The ED had conducted searches at his residence in Pune yesterday.

The 53-year-old Khan has been arrested by the agency on charges of stashing huge amounts of black money in banks abroad. He is also facing a Rs70,000-crore tax demand notice from the income-tax department.

The income-tax department has raised a tax demand of Rs591 crore against Tapuria and Rs20,540 crore against his wife Chandrika.