ED Summons NCP’s Maharashtra Chief in Money Laundering Case

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Maharashtra minister and state chief of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Jayant Patil in relation to the IL& FS money-laundering case.

Patil is directed to appear before the ED for questioning on Friday. He is expected to be interrogated at the ED’s office located at Ballard Estate in south Mumbai.

The ED on Wednesday searched establishments of two former auditor firms of IL&FS, BSR & Associates, Deloitte Haskins and Sells in connection with this money-laundering case. This probe is aimed at unearthing alleged financial irregularities at the infrastructure development and finance company.

The premises of these two auditors in Mumbai were searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Some employees of the two companies, Deloitte Haskins and Sells and BSR and Associates, an Indian affiliate of global auditing firm KPMG were also grilled. Some documents were also seized.