The CBI took into custody Jagtap, an alleged middleman, from Maharashtra's Thane in the morning, officials said, adding that the accused was evading the probe even after the issuance of non-bailable warrants against him last month.
The agency had started a PE on the orders of the Bombay High Court which had issued the directions while hearing a public interest litigation on allegations of corruption against Deshmukh.
Though the agency remained tight-lipped, officials said the senior officers have been asked to respond to some queries related to the probe.
The IT action covers educational institutions run or managed by the ex-minister or his family members or their close associates, certain offices, and residential premises.
Sanjeev Palande was arrested on June 26 this year and is being investigated under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
On September 8, a Special CBI court here had rejected Daga's bail application, saying that the investigation was still inconclusive.
The woman also told the NIA that she was not aware of the source of Rs 1.25 crore that was credited to the current account of a firm, of which she was made a director by Waze.
NIA said that Sachin Waze, an Assistant Police Inspector in Maharashtra Police, was under suspension and was reinstated in 2020, and posted in the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of Mumbai Police.
Official sources said the agency is also looking at all legal options it can exercise to get 71-year-old Deshmukh to join the investigation after he got no relief against the ED action from the Supreme Court.
The Enforcement Directorate has issued a lookout notice against Anil Deshmukh in connection with a money laundering case.
The Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) has arrested former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer Anand Daga on September 02. He has been brought to Delhi on transit remand. Two people including the CBI sub-inspector have been arrested in the case so far. Both arrested persons will be produced before the competent court. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar stated that a detailed report has been sought from the police for further investigation.
The Enforcement Directorate had initiated a probe against Deshmukh and his associates after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) lodged an FIR against him on April 21 this year on charges of corruption and misuse of official position.
Anil Deshmukh in his application sought that the HC quash and set aside the summons issued to him from time-to-time by the central agency.
Anand Daga, arrested from Mumbai, has been brought to Delhi on transit remand where he'll be produced before a competent court.
The CBI has registered an FIR against the lawyer of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh for allegedly trying to influence the Bombay High-Court directed preliminary enquiry into corruption allegations against the leader, officials said Wednesday.
Parab, also a minister of parliamentary affairs in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, has been asked by the ED to depose before the investigating officer of the case at the agency's office in south Mumbai on Tuesday.
ED filed a charge sheet against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde in connection with the money laundering case.
Former Home Minister Deshmukh sent a three-page reply to the investigating officer of the case through his lawyer saying that the Supreme Court has made it open for him to take recourse to all appropriate remedies available under CrPC (criminal procedure code) including filing of a quashing petition.
Anil Deshmukh has last month issued a video statement stating that he would appear before the ED "after" the apex court's decision on his petition.
During the hearing, the counsel appearing for Deshmukh told the bench that this is a classic case of “political witch-hunt”.
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