Mumbai, Dec 13 (PTI) A special court here has rejected the discharge applications of former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse and his kin in an alleged money laundering case related to a land deal in Pune, holding that there was sufficient material to proceed with the trial.

The special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has directed Khadse, his wife and co-accused Mandakini Khadse and son-in-law Girish Chaudhari to remain present on December 18 for the framing of charges.

On December 3, the court had refused to discharge them in the primary case registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiated its probe based on the FIR registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Pune.

In the order passed on the same day, a copy of which was

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