In a money-laundering case, ED files a second chargesheet, naming Anil Deshmukh as the main defendant

The Enforcement Directorate submitted a supplemental chargesheet in the money laundering case involving Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday, which was a significant milestone. The ED filed its first chargesheet in this matter on August 23, identifying the former Maharashtra Home Minister's private secretary, Sanjeev Palande, and Kundan Shinde, the former Maharashtra Home Minister's personal assistant. On July 26, they were apprehended and taken to jail.

“The woes for the NCP leader are set to increase as the current chargesheet spanning around 7000 pages names him as the main accused along with his sons Hrishikesh and Salil Deshmukh. After skipping its summons on 5 occasions, Anil Deshmukh appeared before the ED at its Mumbai office on November 1 as the Bombay High Court rejected his plea challenging the summons issued to him by the central agency. Thereafter, he was taken into custody in the wee hours of the next day.”

Deshmukh will remain in the Arthur Road Jail until at least January 11 due to the refusal of the special PMLA court in Mumbai to give him bail.

Multiple raids by the ED have already taken place in Mumbai and Nagpur at locations associated with the NCP MLA. Furthermore, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, it has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs.4.2 crore belonging to him and his family members.