Probe Agency Gets Governor's Approval To Prosecute Maharashtra Ex-Minister
The Enforcement Directorate has received approval from the Maharashtra Governor to prosecute former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a high-profile extortion case. Deshmukh continues to demand the release of the Chandiwal Commission report, which investigated the allegations against him.
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Illustrates the intersection of high-level political corruption investigations and the legal processes involved in prosecuting former state officials.
Please seeProbe Agency Gets Governor's Approval To Prosecute Maharashtra Ex-MinisterThe Enforcement Directorate, or ED, has secured the Governor's approval to prosecute Maharashtra's former home minister Anil Deshmukh in the alleged "Rs 100-crore extortion case".The central agency, which investigates financial crimes, submitted a letter to a special court in Mumbai on Monday, stating that it had received the permission on May 21 from the Governor to prosecute the ex-minister, who belongs to the Sharad Pawar's party, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).In a letter to the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray in March 2021, former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh alleged that Deshmukh had set a monthly 'collection' target of Rs 100 crore for police officials.
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