Special judge RN Rokade rejected his bail plea on Monday. There is "enough evidence" to prima facie hold that he was "involved" in the money laundering case, the judge said.
Official sources said the agency is also looking at all legal options it can exercise to get 71-year-old Deshmukh to join the investigation after he got no relief against the ED action from the Supreme Court.
Parab, also a minister of parliamentary affairs in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, has been asked by the ED to depose before the investigating officer of the case at the agency's office in south Mumbai on Tuesday.
Former Home Minister Deshmukh sent a three-page reply to the investigating officer of the case through his lawyer saying that the Supreme Court has made it open for him to take recourse to all appropriate remedies available under CrPC (criminal procedure code) including filing of a quashing petition.
His associates Sanjeev Palande and Kundan Shinde are in ED custody till July 06. The role of the two in the operation of certain shell firms is being looked into by the ED.
Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday once again skipped the summons of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) citing Covid pandemic.
ED has yet again summoned former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. This move of the ED comes after he skipped the previous order.
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