MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday moved a court against former state home minister Anil Deshmukh by filing an application under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 174 for his non-appearance.
Section 174, is non-attendance in obedience to an order from a public servant. The ED has issued five summons to Deshmukh to record his statement in the money laundering case they are investigating against him but he has failed to appear and insisted on recording his statement through audio-visual (video conferencing) mode.
Earlier, the ED had raided a few premises to trace Deshmukh and his son Hrishikesh Deshmukh in the money laundering case but in vain. Recently the ED has issued a lookout circular against Deshmukh preventing him from leaving the country.
