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Uniindia: New Delhi, May 11 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has registered a criminal case under the provisions of Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA) against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who is also facing CBI probe into his involvement in an alleged extortion racket in the state.
Param Bir Singh extortion case: Maharashtra CID records statement of two businessmen
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday recorded the statements of businessmen Sonu Jalan and Ketan Tanna who had levelled allegations of extortion against ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh.
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UPDATED: May 13, 2021 00:29 IST
Sonu Jalan (left) and Ketan Tanna (Right) outside CID office after they recorded their statements. (Photo: India Today/Munish Pandey)
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Maharashtra Police on Wednesday recorded the statements of alleged cricket bookie Sonu Jalan and businessman Ketan Manshukhlal Tanna, who filed a complaint against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, accusing him of extortion.
Probe was recently initiated by CBI into allegations of corruption against him
The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and other unknown persons, based on a probe recently initiated by the CBI into allegations of corruption against him, according to a senior agency official.
The CBI had registered the case on April 21, following which it carried out searches at various places linked to Mr. Deshmukh in Mumbai and Nagpur. The case was instituted based on the findings of a preliminary enquiry launched on the directions of the Bombay High Court on April 5.