New Delhi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday searched the former Minister of Home Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh in connection with the money laundering case, reported by Ani’s news agency quoted the source.
Search is ongoing in three places in Nagpur.
Previously on the week on August 2, the NCP leader missed a call of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to be questioned.
“Deshmukh has missed a call and has sent a two-page letter to the agency through his advocate,” an ED official relating to the probe to the Ian news agency.
This is the third time Deshmukh skipped edges ed in connection with this case.
Ed had claimed the probe found that “Deshmukh, while acting as Minister of Internal Affairs Maharashtra, with dishonest intent has received illegal satisfaction around Rs 4.70 Crore Cash from various orchestra bar owners, through (suspended) Sachin Waze, then assistant Police, then Police Inspector Mumbai.
“Anil Deshmukh has denied mistakes in these cases and his lawyer has mentioned ED actions against him cannot be justified.
(With input from agency)