Former Civil Aviation Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering probe related to losses suffered by Air India as part of an alleged multi-crore aviation scam.

Officials said Pate appeared before the agency this morning in New Delhi.

His statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and he is expected to face a series of questions.