Judge Hearing Money Laundering Case Against Anil Deshmukh Transferred

Wednesday, 17 November 2021Newsdesk

Special judge HS Satbhai, who was hearing the applications of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for remand of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case and other cases pertaining to MPs and MLAs, has been transferred to Yavatmal district by the Bombay High Court with immediate effect.

New Delhi, 17 November 2021

As per news report of NDTV, He had been hearing cases pertaining to MPs and MLAs since July this year at the sessions court in Mumbai On Monday, judge Satbhai had remanded Mr Deshmukh in 14-day judicial custody. Besides Mr Deshmukh's case, judge Satbhai was also hearing a case against Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal in connection with the alleged Maharashtra Sadan scam and discharged the latter. Mr Deshmukh was arrested on November 1 by the ED under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Source - NDTV