Sukesh Chandrasekhar, alleged kingpin of Rs 200 crore extortion racket, says actor Jacqueline Fernandez, who’s under ED scanner, had no role in money laundering case.
The raids, which come weeks before Punjab polls, follow ED taking cognisance of 2018 Punjab Police case. Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey not named as accused in police FIR.
The money laundering case against Deshmukh was filed after the CBI booked him in a corruption case related to bribery, as alleged by ex-Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
Raj Kundra, in custody on charges related to alleged creation of porn films, could be summoned by ED under Prevention of Money Laundering Act and Foreign Exchange Management Act.
Deshmukh submitted a letter to the agency in compliance with the summons. He also requested a copy of the Enforcement Case Information Report from the ED.
The ED's claims are related to money laundering in an alleged multi-crore bribery-cum-extortion racket that led to Deshmukh's resignation as Maharashtra Home Minister in April.
Officials said Deshmukh's personal secretary Sanjeev Palande & personal assistant Kundan Shinde have been arrested under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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