The summons are in connection with a criminal case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) related to an alleged ₹ 100 crore bribery-cum-extortion racket that led to Mr Deshmukh’s resignation in April this year.
The first summons followed raids conducted by the ED at his premises in Mumbai and Nagpur apart from that of his aides and some others last month. The agency subsequently arrested two of his aides in this case, personal secretary Sanjeev Palande, 51, and personal assistant Kundan Shinde, 45. They are in ED custody till July 6.
The ED case against Deshmukh and others was made out after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) booked him in a corruption case related to allegations of at least ₹ 100 crore bribery made by former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
In his letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after he was removed from the police commissioner’s post, Mr Singh had alleged that Mr Deshmukh had asked suspended Mumbai Police…