Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday moved to the Supreme Court seeking protection from any coercive action in a money laundering case.
"Anil Deshmukh has filed a plea in Supreme Court praying that no coercive action should be taken against him", Anil Deshmukh's lawyer Inderpal B. Singh said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had issued summons to Deshmukh, asking him to appear before the agency on 5 July in connection with the money laundering case.
The agency has also summoned his son Hrishikesh Deshmukh on 6 July in the same case. This is the third time Deshmukh has been summoned by the ED in the case. Deshmukh had earlier skipped two summons of the ED in the case.
On 29 June, Deshmukh skipped the second summons citing the COVID pandemic and asked the ED to record his statement through an "audio/ visual" mode of their choice. He has also skipped the summon on 26 June.
Earlier on 25 June, the ED had raided Deshmukh's residences in Nagpur and Mumbai. Raids were conducted at five places. After the raids, Deshmukh had said that former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh had made false allegations against him after he was removed from the post over his suspicious role.
The case against the former Home Minister was registered on 11 May. Earlier in April, the CBI had conducted raids at four premises of Deshmukh after registering an FIR against him in connection with the case.
An FIR was filed based on Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act) and criminal conspiracy (Section 120B of IPC). During the searches, the CBI recovered incriminating documents and digital devices, sources confirmed.
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