Mumbai: Former Home Minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh has suffered a major blow. Anil Deshmukh has now been handed over to CBI. The Arthur Road jail has now been taken over by the CBI. Also, Deshmukh will be produced in court to get CBI custody.
While the ED is investigating the money laundering, the CBI wants to probe the original Rs 100 crore ransom. For this, the CBI wanted the custody of Anil Deshmukh. The special PMLA court had allowed the CBI to do so. Accordingly, the CBI has officially arrested Anil Deshmukh today.
Deshmukh had also filed a petition in the Mumbai High Court challenging the CBI court’s order for possession. Anil Deshmukh is likely to be produced before a special CBI court in the sessions court shortly. Anil Deshmukh was discharged from JJ Hospital yesterday. Soon after, the CBI arrested Anil Deshmukh. Arthur Road Jail has been taken over by CBI.
What’s the matter?
The then Commissioner of Police Parambir Singh had alleged that Anil Deshmukh had demanded a ransom of Rs 100 crore when he was the Home Minister. On his plea, the High Court referred the matter to the CBI. Meanwhile, the ED arrested Anil Deshmukh, his personal secretary Kundan Shinde and Sanjeev Palande on charges of embezzling money. While the ED is investigating the money laundering, the CBI wants to probe the original Rs 100 crore ransom.
