Anil Deshmukh sent to 14 days judicial custody in money laundering case

MUMBAI: A special court on Saturday sent former state home minister Anil Deshmukh, arrested last Tuesday, to judicial custody for 14 days.

The court also rejected the Enforcement Directorate’s plea for nine additional days of custody of arrested in a money laundering case.

Seeking further custody, the ED said there are 27 companies that are directly or indirectly controlled by Deshmukh’s family members and have been utilized for infusion of ill-gotten money.

The ED had stated Deshmukh by virtue of his earlier position as state home minister received around Rs 4.7 crore, collected from orchestra bar owners and managers for smooth functioning of bars during the pandemic.

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