Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh and his son Hrishikesh for the fifth time skipped summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) asking them to join the investigations of the money laundering case probed by the agency against Deshmukh and others.
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Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from any coercive action in a money laundering case.
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The Enforcement Directorate had, on Saturday, issued fresh summons to the NCP leader seeking his appearance on July 5 in the case.
The ED has, so far, issued three notices to Deshmukh, who has been asked to record his statement at the central agency s office in south Mumbai on Monday.
Deshmukh, 72, has moved the top court seeking protection from any coercive action, Mumbai-based advocate Inderpal B Singh said in a video message released for the media.
Anil Deshmukh moves Supreme Court seeking protection in money laundering case
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Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday moved to the Supreme Court seeking protection from any coercive action in a money laundering case.
Deshmukh s lawyer Inderpal B Singh said, Anil Deshmukh has filed a plea in Supreme Court praying that no coercive action should be taken against him. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had issued summons to Deshmukh, asking him to appear before the agency on July 5 in connection with the money laundering case.
The agency has also summoned his son Hrishikesh Deshmukh on July 6 in the same case.