Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Justice Chandiwal panel submits report to CM, gives clean chit to Anil Deshmukh

The Justice KU Chandiwal Commission, probing corruption allegations against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, on Tuesday submitted its report to the state government.

Chandiwal submitted the report to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Sources said the 1600-page report has talked about giving a clean chit to Deshmukh. The Maharashtra government had constituted the commission in March 2021. The commission was set up to investigate the veracity of allegations that Deshmukh had given a target of ₹100 crore to police officers like Sachin Vaze to extort money from dance bars and pubs. This allegation was made by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh. Sources said the report acquitted Deshmukh as there was no evidence provided by either Singh or Waaze that the former minister had given such targets.

Singh when he was ousted as the Mumbai Police Commissioner. Singh was ousted after Deshmukh’s view that Singh had concealed facts related to Waze’s role in planting explosives near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s house in February 2021.

Despite issuing several summons, Parambir Singh did not testify in the case. He later gave an affidavit through his lawyer, which said, “Whatever Singh wanted to disclose was disclosed before the Supreme Court and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He has nothing more to add.” ”

Originally published at Pen 18

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