Anil Deshmukh released from Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail after 1 year
Live MintFormer Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on 28 December was released from Mumbai's Arthur Road jail after Bombay High Court refused to stay his bail in corruption case. "I have full faith in the judiciary.the high court has observed that I was implicated in a false case," Deshmukh said, as senior NCP leaders including Ajit Pawar welcomed him outside the jail. Appearing for Deshmukh, advocate Aniket Nikam opposed the plea and said though the order allowing his release was passed on 12 December, the agency waited till 16 December - the last working day of the top court - to file the SLP. Former city police commissioner Param Bir Singh in a letter to then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and others on 20 March, 2021, alleged that Deshmukh had instructed certain police officers, including dismissed assistant inspector Sachin Waze, to collect ₹100 crore every month from the owners of bars and restaurants.