Another team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's residence in Mumbai's Worli area on Friday. Earlier in the day the ED carried out searches at the premises of Deshmukh in Nagpur in connection with an alleged money laundering case.
According to officials, the raids are being conducted under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED team arrived at Deshmukh's Nagpur residence along with a huge posse of police and central police forces.
This comes a day after the ED, probing an alleged corruption case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, recorded the statement of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Raju Bhujbal on Thursday, said an official.
The ED on May 11 registered a case of money laundering against Deshmukh.
Taking a dig at Deshmukh, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said that in few days he will be in jail.
"ED raided Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's Vasooli Minister Anil Deshmukh residence. I am sure in few days he will be in Jail. Another VASOOLI Minister Anil Parab will follow Anil Deshmukh," tweeted Kirit Somaiya.
Somaiya further alleged that Deshmukh has parked scam money in his family companies, adding that "Chhagan Bhujbal (NCP leader) was in jail for three years for a similar kind of scam."
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Singh had alleged corruption charges against Deshmukh in a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Singh, in his letter to Thackeray, had alleged that Deshmukh had indulged in "malpractices" and asked suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze to collect Rs 100 crores every month.