MUMBAI, Nov 2:
A Mumbai court on Tuesday remanded former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh to the Enforcement Directorate’s custody till November 6 in connection with a multi-crore money laundering case.
Deshmukh, arrested by by ED late Monday night after over 12 hours of questioning in the money laundering case linked to an alleged extortion racket in the state police establishment, was produced for remand before additional sessions judge P B Jadhav, who presided over the special holiday court, a little after noon.
Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for the ED, sought 14-day custody of the NCP leader, stating that the custodial interrogation was required to carry out further probe into the case and to check the money trail.
Deshmukh’s counsel Vikram Chaudhri and advocate Aniket Nikam, however, opposed it and argued that the ED had no locus to investigate.
The Bombay High Court had only directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the allegations against Deshmukh. No one asked the ED to investigate, Chaudhri told the court.
He further informed the court that Deshmukh (71) is a senior citizen whose shoulder is dislocated and hence, he needs constant support. (PTI)
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