NCP leader Eknath Khadse's wife Mandakini appeared before a special court here in a money laundering case pertaining to the 2016 Pune land deal case.

The court had issued summons to Mandakini, her husband, son-in-law Girish Chaudhary and other accused in the case after taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed in the case. Special judge HS Satbhai, hearing matters related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases, had in the last hearing rejected Mandakini's anticipatory bail application.