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 case pertains to ED taking cognisance of FIR against the Adarsh Credit Cooperative Society Limited (ACCSL) and its promoters for duping about 20 lakh people in Rajasthan.
The Enforcement Directorate had previously filed a case against Unitech over allegations that its owners illegally diverted over Rs 2,000 crore to Cyprus and the Cayman Islands.
The agency said that it stumbled upon the transactions of the company during an ongoing money laundering probe into the ‘Chinese-owned’ illegal online betting applications.
The PDP chief said she was questioned about the sale of her ancestral land in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district and the use of the chief minister's discretionary funds.
The court asked the ED to not press for her personal appearance. The PDP leader had challenged the validity of the summons to appear before the agency on 15 March.
ED has been conducting raids at the offices and homes of NewsClick directors for last three days. NewsClick describes 'selective leaks of misleading facts' as bid to 'smear' its journalists.
With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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