The development comes a day after the Supreme Court refused interim protection to the 71-year-old NCP politician from any coercive action by the federal agency. Mr. Deshmukh, sources said, had been asked to depose before the investigating officer of the case on August 18 at the ED office located in south Mumbai. Mr. Deshmukh had skipped the last such appearances for questioning in the case, calling the ED action unjustified. “I had received ED’s summons after which I filed a petition in the Supreme Court. I will go to the ED to record my statement after the SC’s decision on my petition,” Mr. Deshmukh had said.

Source: The Hindu August 17, 2021 06:56 UTC