Nagpur: Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids former home minister Anil’s house Deshmukhreside at GP o Square on Friday.
The ED had registered a case against Deshmukh shortly after. CBIAn FIR has been registered against the minister in connection with the allegation of demand of Rs 100 crore.
The ED had so far conducted several raids and raids in the city on associates including a chartered accountant of Deshmukh and his son.
Similar action was initiated against Deshmukh’s aides in Mumbai as well. The ED has also questioned many people in this case so far. The Mumbai ED unit had also conducted searches in Nagpur.
The raids were conducted in connection with alleged money laundering scams by the former minister and his troupe.
Four of the five campuses are in Mumbai, including Deshmukh’s bungalow Dnyaneshwar.
The ED had on Thursday recorded the statement of DCP Raju Bhujbal in the case.
It is alleged that Deshmukh had asked former assistant police inspector Sachin Waje (arrested by NIA) to illegally deposit Rs 100 crore for him from bar owners and other sources. Deshmukh reportedly reiterated the demand after Bhujbal was called to his official residence in south Mumbai along with ACP Sanjay Patil.
Earlier, the CBI had recorded the statements of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, DCP Raju Bhujbal and ACP Sanjay Patil in the corruption case, they are probing against Deshmukh.
In March, the state government removed Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh from his post for an unacceptable lapse on his part while handling the case of an explosives-laden vehicle outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s bungalow, Antilia.
Singh was upset by the developments and wrote a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, in which he alleged that Deshmukh had called Bhujbal to discuss hookah parlors with Patil at his bungalow – Dnyaneshwar -. The minister reportedly asked him for a collection of Rs 100 crore and later, his personal staff told him that “collection of Rs. 40-50 crore was possible through around 1,750 bars, restaurants and establishments operating in Mumbai.
On an earlier occasion, Deshmukh had reportedly made a similar demand to Vaze in the presence of his assistant Kundan Shinde.
Following the controversy, the CBI has registered a corruption case against Deshmukh on the directions of the Bombay High Court. Subsequently, the ED also registered a money laundering case to investigate whether Deshmukh had illegally collected money from Waze and that is further action.
(with inputs from Vijay Singh)
The ED had registered a case against Deshmukh shortly after. CBIAn FIR has been registered against the minister in connection with the allegation of demand of Rs 100 crore.
The ED had so far conducted several raids and raids in the city on associates including a chartered accountant of Deshmukh and his son.
Similar action was initiated against Deshmukh’s aides in Mumbai as well. The ED has also questioned many people in this case so far. The Mumbai ED unit had also conducted searches in Nagpur.
The raids were conducted in connection with alleged money laundering scams by the former minister and his troupe.
Four of the five campuses are in Mumbai, including Deshmukh’s bungalow Dnyaneshwar.
The ED had on Thursday recorded the statement of DCP Raju Bhujbal in the case.
It is alleged that Deshmukh had asked former assistant police inspector Sachin Waje (arrested by NIA) to illegally deposit Rs 100 crore for him from bar owners and other sources. Deshmukh reportedly reiterated the demand after Bhujbal was called to his official residence in south Mumbai along with ACP Sanjay Patil.
Earlier, the CBI had recorded the statements of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, DCP Raju Bhujbal and ACP Sanjay Patil in the corruption case, they are probing against Deshmukh.
In March, the state government removed Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh from his post for an unacceptable lapse on his part while handling the case of an explosives-laden vehicle outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s bungalow, Antilia.
Singh was upset by the developments and wrote a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, in which he alleged that Deshmukh had called Bhujbal to discuss hookah parlors with Patil at his bungalow – Dnyaneshwar -. The minister reportedly asked him for a collection of Rs 100 crore and later, his personal staff told him that “collection of Rs. 40-50 crore was possible through around 1,750 bars, restaurants and establishments operating in Mumbai.
On an earlier occasion, Deshmukh had reportedly made a similar demand to Vaze in the presence of his assistant Kundan Shinde.
Following the controversy, the CBI has registered a corruption case against Deshmukh on the directions of the Bombay High Court. Subsequently, the ED also registered a money laundering case to investigate whether Deshmukh had illegally collected money from Waze and that is further action.
(with inputs from Vijay Singh)
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