ED arrests two Deshmukh aides in money laundering case

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ED arrests two Deshmukh aides in money laundering case



The two were due to be produced in a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Saturday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh's personal secretary, Sanjeev Palande, and assistant, Kundan Shinde, in connection with the money laundering case the agency is probing against the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader.

The two were due to be produced in a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Saturday.

They were arrested after ED questioned them for hours till late Friday in Mumbai.

ED officials said the accused were allegedly aware of the illegal money transactions that the agency claims to have traced to Deshmukh.

The ED claimed that it has traced the trail of ₹4 crore allegedly collected by dismissed assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze from some bar and restaurants owners in Mumbai. This amount was allegedly sent to companies allegedly directly linked to Deshmukh's kin.

Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya tweeted on Saturday: "#Vaze #Vasooli case #AnilDeshmukh Secrataries Sanjeev Palande & Kundan Shinde arrested by ED today. I am sure Anil Deshmukh will be arrested in next few days."

Source : https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/ed-arrests-two-deshmukh-aides-in-money-laundering-case-101624686298574.html