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Mumbai. The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh after 12 hours of continuous interrogation. This arrest has happened in a money laundering case related to the alleged extortion racket. On the other hand, Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer Inderpal Singh said that we have fully cooperated in the investigation and this case is of 4.5 crores. However, he said that when Anil Deshmukh is produced in the court, he will oppose the remand. Earlier, former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh reached the Enforcement Directorate office on Monday afternoon. Since then, the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s inquiry in a money laundering case continued till late Monday night.
Anil Deshmukh along with his lawyer came to the agency’s office in Ballard Estate area of south Mumbai at around 11.40 am on Monday. The central probe agency is recording the statement of a 71-year-old Nationalist Congress Party leader under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with a criminal investigation being conducted into an alleged bribery and recovery case of Rs 100 crore at the Maharashtra Police Establishment, officials said. Is. Deshmukh had to resign in April due to allegations of extortion. ED Joint Director Satyavrat Kumar was seen entering the agency’s office at 9 pm along with some other officials.
Earlier, Deshmukh had not appeared before the ED despite being issued five summons, but he has appeared before the agency after the Bombay High Court refused to quash the summons last week.
