ED summons Maharashtra Minister Anil Parab in money laundering case of Anil Deshmukh

Mumbai, Aug 30: In a huge development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday summoned Maharashtra Minister Anil Parab in connection with a money laundering case filed against former minister Anil Deshmukh and others. "He has been asked to appear before the agency on Tuesday," ED said in a statement.

 

Anil Parab has been asked to appear before the ED at its south Mumbai on August 31. The case is related to the alleged ₹100 crore extortion racket alleged by former police commissioner Param Bir Singh that had led to the resignation of former home minister Anil Deshmukh.

 

 

On the other hand, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya tweeted that now Anil Parab will have to give the “HISAB accounts for ₹100 crore VASOOLI of Sachin Vaze”. He added that Parab is linked to Collection from BMC Contractors, RTO transfers, ST Tickets Ghotala, illegal Dapoli Resort etc.

 

 

The summons came days after a viral video clip surfaced in which Parab can be seen ordering police officers to arrest Union Minister Narayan Rane without delay. After Rane was arrested by Maharashtra police for his comments against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, a video had emerged showing transport minister Anil Parab instructing someone on phone to arrest the union minister.

 

 

According to the reports, Parab was also mentioned by police office Sachin Vaze in his letter to the NIA, where he had alleged that Parab had asked him to collect Rs 2 crore each from 50 contractors associated with the BMC. Reacting to the summon by ED, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut alleged that it is direct fallout of union minister Narayan Rane.