Former Civil Aviation Minister and NCP leader Praful Patel did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday and requested the agency for another date to depose in connection with a money-laundering probe related to the losses suffered by national carrier
Air India as part of an alleged multi-crore-rupee aviation scam.
Patel’s request for another date for questioning came hours before his appearance scheduled before the agency. The agency had summoned him earlier this month and asked him to appear before the Investigating Officer of the case on Thursday.
Patel has also been named in a recent chargesheet filed by the ED before a court as a person known to aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar.
