Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and his two sons in a money laundering case.
Money laundering case: ED chargesheet names Anil Deshmukh, his two sons
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and his two sons in a money laundering case.
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Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh had accused Anil Deshmukh of asking dismissed assistant inspector Sachin Vaze to collect Rs 100 crore from hotels and bars in Mumbai every month.
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The federal probe agency will record the statement of Anil Deshmukh under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the criminal investigation being carried out by it in the alleged Rs 100 crore bribery-cum-extortion racket in the Maharashtra Police establishment.
The case
The case dates back to March 20, 2021, when former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleging Anil Deshmukh of abusing his position and powers to seek illegal monetary benefits. The letter alleged instances of Deshmukh directing Sachin Vaze and others to collect ₹100 crore from bars and restaurants over a month.
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Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh had written a letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray accusing Anil Deshmukh of abusing his position to seek illegal monetary benefits.[/caption]
Following this, the High Court directed a preliminary inquiry to be held against Deshmukh by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The ED then stepped in and began conducting a probe into allegations of money laundering against him.
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The federal probe agency will record the statement of Anil Deshmukh under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.[/caption]
-PTC News
