ED opposes Anil Deshmukh's plea for treatment in private hospital

The Enforcement Directorate ED on Monday opposed the plea filed by former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh seeking permission to avail of medical treatment at a private hospitalThe ED said that Deshmukh can get similar treatment at the staterun JJ Hospital in MumbaiThe antimoney laundering agency submitted its affidavit before a special court hereThe ED stated that the doctors at the JJ hospital where Deshmukh was treated suggested surgery for his shoulder but the same need not be done in an emergencyThe ED further claimed that doctors at the JJ Hospital are wellequipped and qualified to perform the surgery and hence Deshmukh need not be admitted to a private hospitalDeshmukhs advocate Aniket Nikam however argued that it was the ministers right to get medical treatment at a hospital and doctor of his choiceThe special court will pass its order on the plea on TuesdayDeshmukh 72 is currently in judicial custody following his arrest by the ED last November in a moneylaundering caseThe EDs affidavit said that the agency had made enquiries from the doctors at the JJ Hospital where Deshmukh was admitted for his shoulder painAs per the agency Deshmukhs case was not an emergency surgery as he has a long history of shoulder dislocation and surgery can be considered in the futureIt is further submitted that Dr Ankit Marfatia Expert Arthroscopy Surgeon and Assistant Professor of JJ hospital has performed 3035 shoulder related surgeries similar to that of the applicant Deshmukh and he has also done his specialization in Arthroscopy surgery the ED saidThe agency said Deshmukh does not need private medical hospitalisation and that he could get the treatment at JJ Hospital itselfNikam argued that the senior NCP leader has a history of shoulder dislocation which worsened after his fall in jailHis Deshmukhs pain is not subsiding and he has been advised surgery by JJ Hospital Deshmukh wishes to undergo this surgery at a hospital and doctors of his choice He is a senior citizen and hence during surgery his heart condition will also have to be monitored Nikam saidIf Deshmukh is willing to bear the expenses of the surgery then the prosecuting agency ED cannot insist on him getting treated at a government hospital he addedThe ED launched a moneylaundering probe against Deshmukh who was earlier the home minister in the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government and others after the CBI booked him in a corruption case related to allegations of extortion made by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir SinghThe ED claimed that Deshmukh had misused his official position 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 it 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