The special court today turned down Former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh's request for home-cooked meals. "You eat jail food first. If not, then I will consider," the judge said. The court, however, accepted his appeal for a bed in view of the medical condition of the 71-year-old.Deshmukh, the former Home Minister of Maharashtra, was arrested on November 1 in connection with a case of money laundering. The Enforcement Directorate made the arrest after questioning him for 12 hours at their office in Mumbai.
The agency started its investigation against Mr Deshmukh after the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a corruption case against him in April. The money laundering case stemmed from former Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh's ₹ 100 crore bribery allegation. The agency contends that Mr Deshmukh had misused his position as the home minister and collected ₹ 4.70 crore from bars and restaurants of the city with the help of dismissed police officer Sachin Waze. Deshmukh on his part has denied all allegations of wrongdoing and had stepped down from his post earlier this year amid a row over bribery allegations by Parambir Singh, who is currently on the run.