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Graft allegations: Anil Deshmukh grilled by CBI for 8 hrs

  •   Wed, Apr 14 2021 08:40:13 PM

Mumbai, April 14 (IANS): Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was grilled for over eight hours by two senior CBI officers on Wednesday in connection with the allegations of corruption levelled against him by former Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh, official sources said.

He was subjected to over three-dozen questions pertaining to Singh's accusations on alleged corruption in the home department which he had detailed in his 'letter-bomb' dated March 20.

The sources said that replying to most of the questions, Deshmukh reportedly contended that he was not involved in the matter and maintained that the allegations were levelled with political motives.

Deshmukh's grilling was part of the "preliminary enquiry" being conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as ordered by the Bombay High Court, which needs to be completed within 15 days.

The senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader had reached the DRDO Guest House in Kalina at around 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

Earlier on Monday, the CBI had quizzed and recorded the statements of two of Deshmukh's aides -- Kundan Shinde and Sanjeev Palande.

Besides, it has also questioned Singh, suspended Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze, Assistant Commissioner of Police Sanjay Patil and one of the complainants, Jayshri Patil, and some other witnesses.

Sources said that Deshmukh was also questioned on the allegations levelled by Sachin Vaze, accusing the ex-Home Minister of demanding Rs 2 crore from him to reinstate Vaze into service.

Following his transfer as Commandant-General of Home Guard, Singh had sent a 'letter-bomb' to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray triggering a series of developments which ultimately led to the resignation of Deshmukh.

As per the high court orders, it will be left to the CBI's discretion whether to file an FIR in the matter after completing its preliminary enquiry into Singh's letter which had accused Deshmukh of ordering Vaze and others to 'collect' Rs 100 crore per month from bars and restaurants in Mumbai, sparking off a major political row that has shook the police department.

 
  

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  • anthony, mangalore

    Thu, Apr 15 2021

    The Country is painfully aware of how the Central Agencies are being misused to target opposition Leaders and Parties. This is the Ugly face of Modi's Maan Ki Baat and his innocent pretensions behind TV cameras in his repeated addresses to the Nation.Central Government Tax and Enforcement Agencies like Income Tax Dept and Enforcement Directorate have rarely raided BJP Leaders over the last six years. It will be nice to know through the media if any BJP leader has been issued any IT or ED Notice during the last six years. ED or IT departments would have known that large sums of money were transacted for luring of MLAs at the time of toppling of non-BJP governments but have turned a blind eye.

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