: Anil Deshmukh’s premises in Mumbai, Nagpur raided by CBI #IndiaNEWS The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday conducted raids in the Nagpur and Mumbai premises of Nationalist Congress Party leader

Anil Deshmukh’s premises in Mumbai, Nagpur raided by CBI #IndiaNEWS
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday conducted raids in the Nagpur and Mumbai premises of Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh, PTI reported.The agency has not released a statement about the reason for these searches.Deshmukh is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate in several cases related to corruption and money laundering.In April, the CBI had searched Deshmukh’s home in Mumbai in connection with the corruption charges against him.The politician has been booked under Section 7 (illegal gratification obtained by a public servant) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and charged with criminal conspiracy under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code.Deshmukh has been accused of coercing police officers to extort money on his behalf from the owners of bars and restaurants in Mumbai. Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh had publicly accused the NCP leader in March.Singh had alleged that dismissed police officer Sachin Vaze had been asked by Deshmukh to collect Rs 100 crore every month through illegal channels. He had also accused the former Maharashtra home minister of frequently interfering with police investigations in various cases.Deshmukh has denied all the charges against him. But the NCP leader resigned as the home minister of Maharashtra on April 5.Two days later, Vaze...Read more

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