Extortion case: Anil Deshmukh appears before ED, asks 'where is Param Bir Singh?'

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh reached the Enforcement Directorate office in Mumbai on Monday afternoon for questioning in the money laundering and extortion case against him. Mumbai | Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh arrives at the office of the Enforcement Directorate to join the investigation in extortion and money laundering allegations against him pic.twitter.com/qF1p1aGW11 — ANI November 1, 2021 Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh had accused Anil Deshmukh of asking dismissed assistant inspector Sachin Vaze to collect Rs 100 crore from hotels and bars in Mumbai every month, a charge which the then state home minister had consistently denied. In a tweet, the NCP leader said he was appearing before ED officials as per the high court’s order, and questioned why Param Bir Singh had not joined the investigation. Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh made false allegations against me.