The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday registered a case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with...
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday registered a case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with the corruption allegations against him and carried out searches at his home in Mumbai, PTI reported.
The former minister was summoned by the central agency for questioning on April 14 after former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh accused him of directing his subordinates to exhort money from bars, restaurants and hotels in Mumbai.
During the inquiry, the CBI reportedly said it found enough prima facie material to start a formal probe against Deshmukh and other unidentified persons under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. After registering the case, the CBI started a search operation at a number of locations in Mumbai, they said, according to PTI.
Though Deshmukh has constantly denied any impropriety, he resigned from the state Cabinet on April 5 after the Bombay High Court directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations against him.
On April 8, the Supreme Court had dismissed the Maharashtra government and Deshmukh’s petitions to cancel the CBI inquiry against him. The top court had said that the allegations against Deshmukh were a matter of public confidence.
The allegations
On March 20, Singh had accused Deshmukh of extorting money from bars, restaurants and...
