Maharashtra's Former Home Minister, Arrested In Money Laundering Case

Tuesday, 2 November 2021Newsdesk

Maharashtra's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate after more than 12 hours of questioning at their office in Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case.

New Delhi, 02 November 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Anil Deshmukh, who had stepped down earlier this year from his post amid a row over bribery allegations against him, was refused relief by the Bombay High Court on Friday as he appealed for the cancellation of the summons by the probe agency. In a video statement on Monday, the 71-year-old NCP leader had said: "All allegations against me are false." Mr Deshmukh was accused of corruption and extortion by Mumbai's ex top cop Param Bir Singh.

Source - NDTV