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Money laundering case: CBI opposes former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh's bail

In his plea, the former minister claimed that former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and dismissed cop Sachin Waze had acted "in cahoots" and passed the buck to him to save their skin.

Money laundering case: CBI opposes former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh's bail AJR
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First Published Oct 14, 2022, 5:07 PM IST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday opposed the bail plea of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case registered against him. In November 2021, the NCP leader was arrested in a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The former Maharashtra home minister is currently lodged in Arthur Road Jail.

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Last week, the Bombay High Court had granted bail to Anil Deshmukh in the money laundering case, following which he approached the special CBI court for bail in the corruption case.

In his plea, the former minister claimed that former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and dismissed cop Sachin Waze had acted "in cahoots" and passed the buck to him to save their skin.

The plea also raised questions about the credibility of the statements on which the CBI's case was based.

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Additional public prosecutor Ashish Chavan, appearing for the probe agency, said, "We are opposing his bail tooth and nail. We have opposed all the contentions made in the bail plea."

Earlier, Param Bir Singh had alleged that Anil Deshmukh had directed police personnel to collect Rs 100 crore per month from restaurants and bars in the city.

Anil Deshmukh refuted the allegations, but had to step down from his post after the Bombay High Court directed the CBI to register a case against him.

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According to the probe agency, a preliminary inquiry had revealed that the accused and others had allegedly attempted to take undue advantage of their public duties.

The other accused in the case are Anil Deshmukh's aides Sanjeev Palande and Kundan Shinde.

The next hearing on the plea will be held on October 18.

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