Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh summoned by ED in money laundering case

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has been asked to depose before the investigating officer of the case at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Ballard Estate area in Mumbai.  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh to appear before it on Saturday for questioning in a money laundering case related to charges of bribery of Rs 100 crore, officials said. They said the 71-year-old NCP politician has been asked to depose before the investigating officer of the case at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Ballard Estate area here. The summons have been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and state that he should depose by 11 am, they said. The central agency had Friday night arrested his personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde after it carried out raids against them and Deshmukh in Mumbai and Nagpur.