The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed money laundering case against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh. On the basis of an FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the case was registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Last month, the CBI raided Deshmukh's 11 locations and had collected several pieces of evidence. These include some hard disks and other papers. It is believed that the CBI had shared this evidence with the ED and based on this, the ED has registered a case. Last Month, former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh had alleged that ex-home minister Anil Deshmukh had asked the then API Sachin Vaze to collect ₹100 crore every month from hotels, bars, and restaurants in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court had on April 8 dismissed the petitions filed by the Maharashtra government and Deshmukh challenging the Bombay High Court order directing a preliminary inquiry by the CBI into the allegations of corruption and misconduct leveled against him by Singh. Deshmukh had filed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the apex court, challenging Bombay High Court's April 5 order.
Meanwhile, Deshmukh tendered his resignation to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on April 5 after the Bombay High Court order. At the same time, the court also directed the agency to register an FIR if any cognizable offense is found. In his letter to Thackeray, Singh had alleged that Deshmukh had indulged in "malpractices" and asked Waze to collect Rs 100 crores every month.
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