ED registers money laundering case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a Rs 100 cr extortion case.
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Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. (Photo: PTI)
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and others on the basis of an FIR by the CBI in connection with a Rs 100 crore extortion case.
According to sources, the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) has been registered in Mumbai and soon searches could be conducted by the agency.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned the petition of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with an FIR lodged against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on corruption charges.
The high court also refused to give any interim protection to Deshmukh from any coercive action by the CBI.
It has asked CBI to file its affidavit within a period of four weeks in response to the petition filed by the former Maharashtra Home Minister. The next hearing in the matter will be after the summer vacation of the court.
Bombay High Court adjourns Anil Deshmukh’s plea for four weeks
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The Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned for four weeks the plea filed by former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
A Division Bench of Justices S.S. Shinde and Manish Pitale was hearing a plea filed by Mr. Deshmukh seeking to quash the FIR registered against him under sections Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7 (public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
UPDATED: May 5, 2021 17:12 IST
Businessman Sonu Jalan, who wrote to the Maharashtra DGP, alleging that ex-Mumbai Police CP Param Bir Singh extorted money from them. .
Three businessmen, Sonu Jalan, Ketan Manshukhlal Tanna and Moonirahmed Pathan, have written to Maharashtra director general of police, alleging that former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh, had extorted crores of rupees from them.
A copy of the letter, which was accessed by India Today TV, mentioned the alleged extortion that took place when Param Bir Singh was the police commissioner of Thane.
Reacting to these allegations, former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said: “Every day, fresh allegations of corruption are coming to light against Param Bir Singh. Police officers Anup Dange and Bhimrao Ghadge have also levelled allegations of corruption against him. Sonu Jalan, Ketan Tanna and other businessmen have also come forward and complained of extortion against him.”