Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has said he will appear before the Enforcement Directorate to record his statement in connection with its probe into a money laundering case after the Supreme Court's decision over his petition seeking protection from any coercive action in the case.

The NCP leader's comments came a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at two of his residences in Nagpur district. In a video message, Deshmukh said, "The ED has provisionally seized my family's property estimated at around Rs four crore." He said his son Salil Deshmukh had purchased land worth Rs 2.67 crore in 2006, which has also been seized. "However, some media reports are saying that the ED has seized Salil Deshmukh's land worth Rs 300 crore, which, in fact, was purchased by my son's company for Rs 2.67 crore. These news are misleading," he said.