CBI questions former Mumbai top cops in Anil Deshmukh bribery case

The CBI has questioned former Mumbai Police commissioners Sanjay Pandey and Param Bir Singh in connection with Rs 100 crore extortion allegations against former minister Anil Deshmukh officials said on MondayPandey who retired on June 30 is facing two CBI FIRs illegal interception of phones of NSE employees by iSec Services Private Ltd a company founded by him and violation of SEBI guidelines in conducting NSEs system auditThe agency had called him for questioning in connection with allegations of corruption against former Maharashtra home minister Deshmukh in judicial custody for allegedly demanding Rs 100 crore every month from bars and restaurants in Mumbai the officials saidThe agency has booked Deshmukh and unidentified others under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy and section of Prevention of Corruption Act for attempt to obtain undue advantage for improper and dishonest performance of public dutyIn his letter to former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray after he was removed from the Mumbai Police commissioners post Singh had alleged that Deshmukh asked Mumbai cop Sachin Waze to allegedly extort over Rs 100 crore a month from Mumbais bars and restaurants the officials saidAlso Read NSEco location case ED summons former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay PandeyWaze who was also arrested in the case has been given a pardon by the court after turning approver in the case they saidThe Preliminary Enquiry prima facie revealed that a cognizable offence is made out in the matter wherein the then Home minister of Maharashtra shri Anil Deshmukh and unknown others have attempted to obtain undue advantage for improper and dishonest performance of their public duty the CBI FIR has allegedAccording to the CBI manual a preliminary enquiry is initiated to assess if there is enough prima facie material in the allegations to proceed with a regular case for a full fledged probe officials saidThe CBI enquiry found that Waze assistant police inspector Mumbai Police who was arrested later by NIA had been reinstated into the police force after being out of police service for more than 15 yearsWaze was entrusted with most sensational and important cases of Mumbai City Police and Deshmukh then home minister was in knowledge of the said fact the FIR allegedThe FIR also alleged that Deshmukh and others exercised undue influence over the transfer and posting of officials thereby exercising undue influence over the performance of official duties by the officialsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever