Mumbai: The Friday Enforcement Directorate published a new call to the former Minister of Maharashtra’s home annealed Deshmukh and his son appeared before next week in connection with the probe of money laundering cases, the official source said.
The development took place on the day of the Supreme Court delayed Anil Deshmukh’s request, who was seeking protection from coercive actions by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a criminal case listed under various parts of the prevention of money laundering Law (PMLA), and said it would hear the petition at 3.
August, 71-year-old NCP politician and his son, Hrishikesh Deshmukh, has been asked to depend on the case investigation officer on August 2 at the Edge Office in South Mumbai in South Mumbai.
This is the fourth call for Anil Deshmukh.
This notification has been issued based on PMLA provisions because the agency wants to record his statement in this case, the source said.
Anil Deshmukh recently issued a video statement stating that he would appear in front of Ed “after” APEX court decision about his petition.
“I have received an ed call after that I filed a petition at the Supreme Court.
I will go to Ed to record my statement after the SC decision about my petition,” said Anil Deshmukh.
The call was issued in connection with a criminal case listed under PMLA related to the alleged RS 100 Crore Briber-Cum-Extortion Racket in the establishment of Maharashtra police which led to the resignation of Anil Deshmukh in April.
The agency has raised the premise in Mumbai and Nagpur regardless of his maid and several others.
It then caught two servants in this case, Sanjeev Palande’s personal secretary (51) and Kundan Shinde’s personal assistant (45).
The case of Ed against Anil Deshmukh and the others was made after the CBI posted him in a corruption case related to allegations at least RS 100 Crore bribery made by former Police Commissioner Mumbai Param Bir Singh.
Earlier this month, the agency has also attached assets worth Rs 4.20 Crore from Anil Deshmukh and his family.
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.
He said Param Bir Singh made charges against him after he was expelled from the position of Police Commissioner Mumbai.
Ed before claimed to be in court that Waze recorded his statement before the agency stated he “collected” Rs 4.70 crore cash from the owner of Bar Mumbai and “handed it” to Anil Deshmukh’s personal assistant (Shinde).
Police officers were submitted in Taloja Prison in Navi Mumbai in connection with the Nia case related to the recovery of the SUV explosives near the Chairperson of the Reliance Mukesh Ambani industry and the death of the Mansukh Hiran businessman.
Ed said Waze also recorded his statement by saying that he attended a meeting at the official residence of the Minister Home where he was given a list of bar and restaurant owners and asked “to collect Rs 3 lakh per month from every bar and restaurant” in every bar Mumbai.