Hasan Ali Khan on Friday alleged that his one-time business partner and friend,Kashinath Tapuriah,was threatening to harm him. Khan,who was produced before a court in Mumbai and sent to judicial custody till April 8,submitted an application,claiming that his life was under threat. Khan has been arrested for stashing illegal money to the tune of Rs 39,120 crore in UBS bank in Switzerland and for making illegal business transactions abroad. Tapuriah was sent to three days ED custody by the same court on Thursday for his alleged links with Khan. The ED has alleged that Tapuriah carried out Khans transactions and possessed a power of attorney handed over by Khan. Tapuriah has denied the allegations. The ED had on Thursday night moved an application before a Mumbai court,seeking Khans custody till Friday. At 11 pm,the ED informed Khans lawyer in Delhi that he would be produced at 11:30 pm before the Magistrate. What was the hurry to produce him late in the night, Khans advocate I P Bagaria argued. Khan has so far spent 13 days in EDs custody. The ED told the court that at this point they do not seek Khans custody,but would want to explore the scope of further custody when needed.
