Gayatri Prajapati

A special PMLA court here on Wednesday sent former UP cabinet minister Gayatri Prajapati to a seven-day ED custody after he was arrested in a money laundering case linked to disproportionate assets

Prajapati was released from the district jail in Lucknow earlier on Wednesday

Ex-minister is accused of framing social activist Nutan Thakur & her husband in a false case

Lucknow Police interrogated his two sons and nephew to get clues about his whereabouts

Earlier, Prajapati's two aides were arrested from Noida near Jewar on Yamuna Expressway on March 7

Governor said it had also come to his notice that the CM himself had asked the minister to surrender

Meanwhile, the massive manhunt continues to nab the absconding politician

Person enjoying 'Y' category has security cover of 11 personnel, including one or two commandos

The apex court had yesterday directed the police to book the minister