Deshmukh son participated in laundering: ED to PMLA court

MUMBAI: Opposing the anticipatory bail plea of ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh's son Hrishikesh in the special PMLA court, the Enforcement Directorate submitted that the latter was an active participant in the laundering of the proceeds of crime.
In its reply, the ED said with the help of Delhi-based shell companies, Hrishikesh (34) assisted his father in laundering tainted money and projected it as untainted by showing it as donation received by the family-owned Shri Sai Shikshan Sanstha.
It said in February and March, this amount was Rs 1.7 crore. It said earlier, too, the same modus operandi was adopted by the Deshmukh family and in total Rs 4.18 crore was transferred in the trust in the garb of donation since 2013. Arguments on the plea will be heard on December 4.