A trader who was accused alongside Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain in a money laundering case is currently being interrogated by Scotland Yard, Express News reported.
Sarfaraz Merchant was summoned at London police station on Wednesday, a day after the MQM chief was grilled for five hours at the same police station in the same case.
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Merchant, who is from Karachi and has businesses in both Karachi and Dubai, is said to be a close friend of the MQM chief.
Last year, Merchant’s house was intensely searched by the Scotland Yard as his name is prominently mentioned in the money laundering case in London registered against Altaf Hussain.
He was interrogated for hours but was later released on bail.
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