The high court also dismissed the petition seeking quashing of summons issued by the CBI against ex-state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte and incumbent DGP Sanjay Pandey in connection with the case.
The new CBI chief’s first challenge
The new CBI chief’s first challenge
As Maharashtra DGP, Subodh Jaiswal had locked horns with chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. How will that play out as his agency investigates former home minister Anil Deshmukh?
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File photo of newly appointed CBI director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal; (PTI)
The first test of new CBI chief Subodh Jaiswal will be the investigation into the charges against his former boss, Anil Deshmukh. The former Maharashtra home minister has been accused of giving Mumbai police officers, including sacked assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze, a target of collecting Rs 100 crore per month from bars and restaurants in Mumbai.
Updated Apr 07, 2021 | 18:35 IST
Deshmukh had on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court of India challenging the Bombay High Court order that directed a CBI probe into the allegations of corruption against him. NCP leader Anil Deshmukh. | File photo
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Former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh had on March 25 sought a CBI inquiry against Deshmukh who allegedly asked police officers to extort Rs 100 crore from bars and restaurants in Mumbai
Deshmukh continues to deny any wrongdoing
Mumbai: The controversy surrounding former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh continues to get murkier by the day as a new document has now revealed details of the conversation between suspended Mumbai Police official Sachin Waze and another cop Sanjay Patil.
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