CBI arrests conduit in Anil Deshmukh case
The HinduThe Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday made the first arrest of an alleged middleman in connection with the corruption charges involving former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and others. During the enquiry, the CBI recorded the statements of several persons, including Mr. Deshmukh, former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh and the now ousted Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze. Based on the CBI case, the Enforcement Directorate initiated a money laundering probe and arrested Kundan Sambhaj Shinde, the then personal assistant of Mr. Deshmukh, and his then personal secretary, Sanjeev Suryakant Palande. In July, the ED had also provisionally attached assets worth ₹.4.20 crore held in the name of Mr. Deshmukh’s wife, Aarti, and Premier Port Links Private Limited.