ED files complaint against Anil Deshmukh and aides

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday submitted a criticism towards Maharashtra’s former Dwelling Minister Anil Deshmukh and his personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and private assistant Kundan Shinde in a cash laundering case towards them earlier than a particular prevention of cash laundering act (PMLA) court docket.

Mr. Shine and Mr. Palande have been arrested by ED on June 26 underneath Part 3 (offence of cash laundering) and 19 (energy to arrest) of PMLA and are presently in judicial custody. Regardless of 5 summons, Mr. Deshmukh failed to look earlier than the investigating company.

On April 5, the Bombay Excessive Court docket had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct an inquiry towards Mr. Deshmukh on expenses of corruption. Quickly a FIR was registered by the CBI towards Mr. Deshmukh, which led to the ED initiating a probe towards him.

In July Mr. Palande had admitted to the ED that Mr. Deshmukh had a job in switch posting of cops, particularly the posting of IPS officers.

As per ED’s probe, 11 firms have been instantly managed by relations of Mr. Deshmukh and one other 13 firms got here to gentle that are within the names of shut associates of Deshmukh household. Checking account statements present that cash has been flowing from firms not directly managed by Mr. Deshmukh’s relations to firms instantly managed by them.

There are statements of bar house owners and managers that reveal that dismissed police officer Sachin Vaze, presently lodged at Taloja Central Jail, collected cash from them and Vaze in his assertion stated he was getting direct directions from Mr. Deshmukh to take action. Vaze has stated he was advised to gather ₹3 lakh per thirty days from numerous bars and eating places and that he handed over ₹4.70 crores from December 2020 to February 2021 to Mr. Shinde on behalf of Mr. Deshmukh.