The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday, 2 November, told a special holiday court in Mumbai that Maharashtra's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who was sent to ED custody till 6 November in connection with an extortion and money laundering case, was the "prime beneficiary" of proceeds of crime and was also directly involved in money laundering, PTI reported.
In its remand note, the ED said that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was an "important cog in the wheels" in the case, in which around Rs 100 crore was allegedly collected. The ED also said that the involvement of foreign angle can't be ruled out.
"Anil Deshmukh has emerged as an important cog in the wheels. It is, therefore, imperative for the investigation to interrogate the accused in custody in order to draw a logical conclusion in the case. The involvement of foreign angle cannot be ruled out at this stage," the ED said in its remand note.