Anil Deshmukh had Monday resigned as the Maharashtra home minister after Bombay HC ordered a CBI probe into allegations that he ran an extortion racket in Mumbai.
Asking for a CBI probe against ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, the court had said this was an 'extraordinary' & 'unprecedented' case which warranted an independent inquiry.
On directions from Bombay HC, CBI team from Delhi will investigate allegations that Anil Deshmukh, as Maharashtra home minister, ordered Mumbai cops to extort bars, restaurants.
Patil, who currently holds the labour and excise portfolios, was given the charge of Maharashtra home department following the resignation of Anil Deshmukh.
Deshmukh’s resignation came Monday after the Bombay High Court ordered the CBI to probe allegations against him of running an extortion racket in Mumbai.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni said this was an 'extraordinary' and 'unprecedented' case that warranted an independent inquiry.
The court further said there is no affidavit submitted by police officers who were allegedly called by the state home minister to his home, supporting the allegations levelled by Param Bir Singh.
The one-member panel, to be headed by judge Kailash Uttamchand Chandiwal (retd), is given the time of six months to submit its report to the state government, an official order said.
Apart from corruption allegations, Singh also accused Deshmukh of interfering in police investigations & putting pressure to implicate BJP leaders in Mohan Delkar suicide case.
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Dear, Ali Mohammad the collection of 100cr per month were false allegations made by Param Bir Singh to defame mr. Anil Deshmukh. Don’t blindly believe. It’s dirty politics done by BJP against MVA govt In Maharashtra. Please know what’s right.
Was he selected because he is capable of 200 Cr/month i.e double the previous record of 100 Cr/ month?
Dear, Ali Mohammad the collection of 100cr per month were false allegations made by Param Bir Singh to defame mr. Anil Deshmukh. Don’t blindly believe. It’s dirty politics done by BJP against MVA govt In Maharashtra. Please know what’s right.