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Updated September 30th, 2021 at 08:57 IST

ED summons Maharashtra bureaucrat in connection with extortion case against Anil Deshmukh

In a fresh development in the extortion case against Anil Deshmukh, the Enforcement Directorate has summoned Maharashtra Deputy Home Secretary Kailash Gaikwad. 

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Anil Deshmukh, Maharashtra
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In a fresh development in the extortion case against Anil Deshmukh, the Enforcement Directorate has summoned Maharashtra Deputy Home Secretary Kailash Gaikwad on Thursday. As per reports, the ED may ask him about his powers related to the transfer and postings of senior police officers. Earlier on July 26, it arrested the former Maharashtra Home Minister's personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and his personal assistant Kundan Shinde who were remanded to custody.

An additional collector rank officer, Palande was suspended under section 4(2) A of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1979. The ED has already conducted multiple raids at premises linked with the NCP leader in Mumbai and Nagpur. Moreover, it has provisionally attached immovable assets worth Rs.4.2 crore belonging to him and his family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. 

CBI and ED commence probe

The trouble for Anil Deshmukh started on February 20 when former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh levelled 'extortion' charges against him. In a letter addressed to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Singh alleged that the NCP leader had asked Sachin Vaze to extort Rs.100 crore per month from 1750 bars, restaurants, and other establishments in Mumbai. After the HC directed the CBI to carry out a preliminary enquiry into these allegations, Deshmukh resigned as the Home Minister was replaced by Dilip Walse Patil.

On April 21, the CBI registered an FIR against the NCP leader and unknown individuals under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120 B of the IPC. According to the FIR, the former Maharashtra Home Minister was aware that dismissed Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze was entrusted with most of the sensational and important cases of Mumbai. Furthermore, it accused him and others of exercising undue influence over the transfer and posting of officials. 

Subsequently, the ED filed an ECIR against Anil Deshmukh on May 11 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for allegedly obtaining illegal gratification which was based on the corruption case registered by the CBI. On August 16, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Krishna Murari, and V Ramasubramanian had declined to grant him protection from any coercive action in the case registered by the ED. Thereafter, the central agency issued a lookout notice against ex-Maharashtra Home Minister after he skipped its summons 5 times in a row. 

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Published September 30th, 2021 at 08:57 IST

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