MUMBAI: A special PMLA court on Monday sent former state home minister Anil Deshmukh (72) to judicial custody till November 29 in a money laundering case.
He was arrested on November 2.
After the defence moved a plea seeking home food for Deshmukh, the court said the jail had rules and told him to eat the jail food for now. “If there is any complaint, then I will consider,” the court said.
“So far as the prayer of home food is concerned, let the accused be admitted to jail. The appropriate order will be passed later on dependent upon the complaints in the light of health issues of the accused,” the court added.
The court remarked that home food could have also caused Deshmukh’s acidity after his lawyer listed his ailments. Urging the court to send Deshmukh to judicial custody and not release him during the pendency of the investigations, the ED in its plea submitted through special public prosecutor Hiten Venegaonkar said he is an influential person, having served as state home minister, and if his judicial custody is not granted, he may tamper with evidence.
“During the interrogation of Deshmukh, many crucial facts have been revealed, which are in his exclusive domain, as he (sic) being the key personnel, deeply and directly involved and having in possession of proceeds of crime,” the ED said.
The ED alleged that Deshmukh had not provided the required information regarding the laundering of proceeds of crime.
