: Maharashtra: ED files money laundering case against Anil Deshmukh, NCP says ‘politically motivated’ #IndiaNEWS The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against former Maharashtra

Maharashtra: ED files money laundering case against Anil Deshmukh, NCP says ‘politically motivated’ #IndiaNEWS
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh, PTI reported on Tuesday. The case was registered on the basis of the first information report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the Nationalist Congress Party leader on corruption charges.Unidentified officials told India Today that ED investigators were likely to issue summons to the former minister and others from his office in the coming days. The central agency, officials said, will look into Deshmukh’s financial records and transactions, according to The Indian Express. The case against Deshmukh relates to the allegations made by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, who claims that the former minister had used its political clout to extort large sums of money through illegal channels. Though Deshmukh has constantly denied any impropriety, he resigned from the state Cabinet on April 5 after the Bombay High Court had directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations against him.On April 24, the CBI said there was prima facie evidence that Deshmukh had used his official position to get his subordinates to extort money from bars, restaurants and hotels in Mumbai, as alleged by Singh. The central agency charged him under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act which deals with illegal gratification obtained...Read more

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