An official of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that the land purchased by NCP leader Eknath Khadse' wife Mandakini and son-in-law Girish Chaudhari in 2016 belonged to the MIDC, the central agency told a court on Thursday.

The ED, which sought extension of Chaudhari's custody, argued in its application that the duo, therefore, could not have legally purchased this land near Bhosri in Pune district. The special court here for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) extended the ED custody of Girish Chaudhari, arrested on July 6, till July 19.