![]() This bribe money was used by Mr Deshmukh through his son Hrishikesh Deshmukh for providing cash to some Delhi-based paper companies and it was finally laundered to the Nagpur-based Shri Sai Shikshan Sanstha, an education trust controlled by the former minister's family, it claimed. He stated that he had collected approx Rs 4.70 crore from December 2020 to February 2021 and had handed over the same to Kundan Shinde, the then personal assistant to Anil Deshmukh," the agency alleged. "He (Mr Waze) stated that he was called by Anil Deshmukh at his official residence and was asked to collect Rs 3 lakh per month from each bar and restaurant. "He (Mr Waze) categorically stated that "No 1" was Anil Deshmukh, the then home minister of Maharashtra," the ED said. Mr Waze, arrested in March 2021 by the NIA in the Antilia bomb scare-Mansukh Hiran murder case, is lodged in Navi Mumbai's Taloja jail. ![]() It added that the agency had recorded Mr Waze's statement in May 2021 during which he said he used to get direct instructions from Mr Deshmukh in different police cases. Thus, it is seen that Sachin Waze had collected money amounting to Rs 4.70 crore from various bar owners and managers," the ED said. "Sachin Waze had informed the bar owners/managers that the money collected will go to "No 1" and crime branch and social service branch of the Mumbai police. The note further said the ED has recorded statements of certain bar owners and managers who have stated that a meeting was held by dismissed cop Mr Waze with them regarding collection of money for smooth functioning of their establishments.Īs per their statements, Rs 40 lakh was paid to Mr Waze in December 2020 and another Rs 4.30 crore in January and February 2021, it said. Hence, sustained interrogation under custody was required to unearth the trail of funds and for corroboration and confrontation with other persons involved in the case, it added. He has not provided the required information regarding the laundering of the proceeds of crime," the agency said. He has not cooperated with the investigation. "The accused above named (Mr Deshmukh) has played a very crucial role in the offence of money laundering. The involvement of foreign angle cannot be ruled out at this stage," the financial probe agency said in its remand note. It is, therefore, imperative for the investigation to interrogate the accused in custody in order to draw a logical conclusion in the case. "Anil Deshmukh has emerged as an important cog in the wheels. ![]() The court allowed Mr Deshmukh, who resigned from the state cabinet in April this year, to get home food and also permitted his lawyer to remain present at an audible distance while he is being interrogated by the ED. ![]() However, the court remanded the former minister to ED's remand till November 6, meaning he will spend Diwali in custody. The agency, while seeking 14-day custody of Mr Deshmukh, said his custodial interrogation was the need of the hour in the interest of the ongoing investigation and that the entire money trail requires to be established in order to bring the guilty to book. The former minister had skipped multiple summonses issued by the ED in the case, but after the Bombay High Court last week refused to quash them, he appeared before the agency on Monday. Mr Deshmukh (71), who was arrested by the ED on late Monday night after 12 hours of questioning, was produced before additional sessions judge P B Jadhav, who is presiding over the special holiday court, on Tuesday.
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