Money laundering case: Maharashtra minister Anil Parab seems earlier than ED

By PTI

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Transport Minister Anil Parab appeared earlier than the Enforcement Directorate right here on Tuesday in reference to a money-laundering probe being carried out by the company, sources stated.

The ED had summoned Parab for questioning within the cash laundering probe linked to alleged violation of coastal regulation zone provisions within the building of a resort in Dapoli seashore space of Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district.

On Tuesday, Parab reached the ED’s workplace at Ballard Estate in south Mumbai at 11.20 am, the sources stated. He was earlier summoned on June 15, however skipped the deposition then citing official work.

The federal company desires to query and file Parab’s assertion underneath the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), officers earlier stated.

The ED had raided his premises and people allegedly linked to him in May, after registering a contemporary case underneath the PMLA in opposition to him and others.

Parab, 57, is a three-time Shiv Sena legislator within the Maharashtra Legislative Council, the Upper House of the Legislature, and the state transport and parliamentary affairs minister.