Former home minister Anil Deshmukh is the “mastermind and brain” behind the money laundering conspiracy and that he had misused his official position to amass wealth, claimed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) before the Bombay high court while seeking dismissal of the NCP leader’s bail plea.
The case had arisen out of corruption allegations made against him by former city police chief Param Bir Singh after he was shunted out of the prestigious post.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh used to prepare a list of names of police officers and officials for postings.