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.
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