Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a lookout notice against NCP leader and former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with a money laundering case.
According to the reports, the lookout circular was issued to prevent Deshmukh from fleeing the country and he has skipped various summons issued by the ED in the case that forced him to resign from the post of Maharashtra Home Minister in April. The move comes as the Supreme Court had refused to offer Deshmukh interim relief from coercive action in the lawsuit last month.
Further, the report added that Deshmukh had moved the Bombay High Court on September 2 seeking to quash the agency’s summons. The plea, however, was not taken up for hearing immediately. The ED has till now issued five summonses to Deshmukh, asking him to appear before it for questioning. However, Deshmukh skipped every summons, saying he would be seeking appropriate remedy available under law. ED registered its money laundering case against Deshmukh and others based on a corruption case filed against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Deshmukh is accused of allegedly misusing his post while serving as Home Minister. It is also alleged that the leader through dismissed police officer Sachin Waze collected Rs 4.70 crore from various bars and restaurants in Mumbai. The money was allegedly laundered to the Nagpur-based Shri Sai Shikshan Sansthan, an educational trust controlled by Deshmukh’s family.
