Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Skips Probe Agency Summons For Second Time

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had asked Anil Deshmukh to appear before it at 11 am on Tuesday, after he did not depose before the investigating officer on Saturday.

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case on Tuesday, citing COVID-19 and his old age, and requested for a virtual interaction on a day suitable for the central agency. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had asked the 71-year-old NCP leader to appear before it at 11 am on Tuesday, after he did not depose before the investigating officer on Saturday. Mr Deshmukh had on Saturday sought a fresh date for appearance in the money laundering case related to an alleged multi-crore bribery-cum-extortion racket that led to his resignation from the post of home minister in April this year. On Tuesday, Mr Deshmukh submitted a letter to the agency through his lawyer Inderpal Singh as authorised representative, in compliance with the summons.