The Supreme Court has now granted Singh protection from arrest to former Maharashtra top cop Param Bir Singh who accused former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of corruption.
Attacking the MVA government in Maharashtra, the BJP said the arrest of former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was a clear sign of PM Narendra Modi’s zero-tolerance policy on corruption.
After multiple summonses, former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh appeared before the ED on Monday for questioning in the bribery-cum-extortion racket case against him.
The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to quash the summonses issued by the Enforcement Directorate to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a case of alleged money laundering and corruption.
Updated Apr 14, 2021 | 06:02 IST
The summons was sent to Anil Deshmukh on Monday morning, just a day after his two personal assistants Sanjeev Palande and Kundan were grilled by the agency in Mumbai. Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh | Photo Credit: ANI
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Deshmukh has already been quizzed by the CBI multiple times
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh for questioning on Wednesday in connection with the corruption allegations levelled against him by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and suspended officer Sachin Waze.
The summons was sent to Deshmukh on Monday morning, just a day after his two personal assistants Sanjeev Palande and Kundan were grilled by the agency in Mumbai.