Anil Deshmukh gets Mumbai court nod for coronary angiography at private hospital

A special court in Mumbai on Monday allowed former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh arrested in a money laundering case to undergo coronary angiography at a private hospital in MumbaiDeshmukh 71 was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate ED in November last year in the money laundering case and recently granted bail by the Bombay High court However the central probe agency has challenged the HCs bail order before the Supreme CourtThe senior Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader is also an accused in a separate corruption case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation CBIDeshmukh has also moved a bail application in the graft case and the special court has directed the CBI to file its reply by October 14The NCP leader through his lawyers Aniket Nikam and Inderpal Singh had sought permission from the special court to undergo coronary angiography at Jaslok Hospital a private multispeciality health facilityA coronary angiogram or angiography is a procedure that uses Xray imaging to see a persons hearts blood vessels The test is generally done to see if theres a restriction in blood flow going to the heartThe court after hearing both sides allowed the senior NCP leaders pleaAlso Read Anil Deshmukhs bail SC to hear on Tuesday EDs plea against Bombay HC orderSpecial judge R N Rokade directed the superintendent of Arthur Road Jail where Deshmukh is lodged to admit him for an early coronary angiography test and further treatment if required at Jaslok Hospital at his own expensesThe accused shall be escorted by necessary police and the expenses incurred for the same shall also be borne by Deshmukh the court saidThe judge said after the test is done the veteran politician should be immediately sent back to the jail and asked the prison authorities to submit a report of the heart scan before the courtThe court permitted Deshmukhs daughter and wife to remain present with him during hospitalization for the medical testIt directed the former Cabinet minister not to misuse the liberty during the period of hospitalizationThe money laundering case against Deshmukh who served as home minister in the erstwhile Shiv Senaled Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government and others was filed after the CBI booked him in the corruption case related to allegations of extortion made by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir SinghThe ED has claimed the NCP leader misused his official position when in government and collected Rs 470 crore from various bars in MumbaiThe money was laundered to Nagpurbased Shri Sai Shikshan Sansthan an educational trust controlled by the Deshmukh family the central agency has allegedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever