"Eat Jail Food First": Court On Maharashtra Ex-Home Minister's Request

Monday, 15 November 2021Newsdesk

Former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh -- arrested in a corruption case earlier this month -- was sent to judicial custody for 14 days today. The special court, however, turned down his request for home-cooked meals. "You eat jail food first. If not, then I will consider," the judge said.

New Delhi, 15 November 2021

As per news report of NDTV, The court, however, accepted his appeal for a bed in view of the medical condition of the 71-year-old. Mr Deshmukh, the former Home Minister of Maharashtra, was arrested on November 1 in connection with a case of money laundering. The Enforcement Directorate made the arrest after questioning him for 12 hours at their office in Mumbai. The agency started its investigation against Mr Deshmukh after the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a corruption case against him in April. The money laundering case stemmed from former Mumbai police Parambir Singh's ₹ 100 crore bribery allegation.

Source - NDTV