Maharashtra Home department while rejecting the inquiry report has observed "there is no merit in the allegations made by Vijay Palande and the process of law was not followed in the inquiry."

Mumbai Sep 17 PTI Maharashtra Transport Minister Anil Parab and his then cabinet colleague Anil Deshmukh allegedly received Rs 40 crore from 10 DCPs in Mumbai to reverse the order of their transfer issued by the then city police commissioner Param Bir Singh dismissed police officer Sachin Waze has claimed in his statement to the Enforcement Directorate ED This statement is part of charge sheet filed recently by the ED against Deshmukhs former personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde in connection with a money laundering case In July 2020 Param Bir Singh had issued an order of transfer of 10 DCPs in Mumbai Waze in his statement claimed that Deshmukh who was then the home minister and Parab were not happy with the transfer order issued by Singh Later I came to know that a sum of Rs 40 crore was collected from the police officers listed in the transfer order Out of that Rs 20 crore each were given to Anil Deshmukh and Anil Parab Waze claimed Besides the arrested duo - Palande and Shinde - the charge-sheet filed in the money laundering case also names Waze as an accused However neither Deshmukh an NCP leader nor his family members were named as accused in the charge sheet Palande and Shinde are currently in judicial custody in the case Waze an assistant police inspector in Mumbai was arrested in March this year in connection with the explosives-SUV found parked near industrialist Mukesh Ambanis south Mumbai residence and the murder of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran The charge-sheet says that Palande and Shinde had played a key role in the money laundering case The central agency said its probe has revealed that Deshmukh used to call Waze about handing over money collected from bars and restaurants For instance between January and February 2021 Waze handed over 16 bags containing Rs 46 crore to Shinde while Palande was instrumental in passing on the instructions of the NCP leader to Waze The ED launched a probe against Deshmukh and his associates after the CBI filed an FIR against the NCP leader on April 21 following allegations of corruption made by Param Bir Singh Singh was shunted out as Mumbai police commissioner in March this year while Deshmukh resigned as a minister in April PTI AVI NP NP

Mumbai Sep 17 PTI Nearly three months after his arrest the Maharashtra government has suspended Sanjeev Palande an additional collector-rank officer who was personal secretary to former state home minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with a corruption case Palande was arrested on June 26 this year and is being investigated under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA A government order issued on September 16 said that Palande was sent to the Enforcement Directorate ED custody on July 7 and then to judicial custody He has spent more than 48 hours in custody and as per the Maharashtra Civil Services Rules he stands suspended since the time of his arrest on June 26 till further orders Palande s headquarters during his suspension period will be at Mumbai city district collectorate and he will not be able to leave Mumbai city district without prior permission of the collector it said The order said the ED has informed the state government about Palandes arrest and custody through a letter on August 31 He was arrested in connection with money laundering charges against Deshmukh an NCP leader Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh had alleged that Deshmukh had asked police officer Sachin Waze top collec Rs 100 crore from city bars and hotels every month a charge which the former minister has denied PTI MR NP NP

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17 (ANI): Maharashtra government on Thursday suspended Sanjiv Palande, an additional collector rank officer who was personal secretary to former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, in connection with a corruption case.

Mumbai Sep 16 PTI Dismissed police officer Sachin Waze has alleged in his statement to the Enforcement Directorate ED that former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh had asked him to collect money from bar and hotel owners and used to give instructions in high-profile investigationsEarlier former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh had accused Deshmukh of asking Waze to collect money from bar owners in Mumbai an allegation which Deshmukh who later resigned deniedWazes statement is part of a charge-sheet recently filed by the ED against Deshmukhs personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde in an alleged money laundering case Waze an assistant inspector of Mumbai Police was arrested in March this year in a case of SUV with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambanis south Mumbai residence Waze told the ED that on June 16 2020 he met Deshmukh at the state guest house Sahyadri where the then state home minister told him that together they will do good casesThereafter Deshmukh used to call him frequently to take updates on various cases directly and at times for personal work such as arranging vehicles the statement saidAmong other matters he got instructions from Deshmukh on the TRP rigging case where some TV channels were accused of manipulating TRP to inflate viewership and the abetment to suicide case regarding the death of architect Anvay Naik in which journalist Arnab Goswami was arrested as per Wazes statementTo another query Waze alleged that at a meeting held in October 2020 at Deshmukhs residence Dyneshwari the NCP leader gave him a list of 1750 bars and restaurants and asked him to collect Rs 3 lakh each from these establishments for granting various favoursThe charge-sheet has not named Deshmukh or his family members as accused but says that Waze collected money from bars and restaurants at the behest and instructions of Deshmukh and the amount was handed over to Deshmukhs aides Palande and ShindeDeshmukh received approximately Rs 470 crore collected from orchestra bar owners and this money was routed to the Shri Sai Shikshan Sanstha Trust managed by the Deshmukh family as donations the ED charge sheet allegedThe ED launched a probe against Deshmukh and his associates after the CBI filed an FIR against the senior Nationalist Congress Party leader on April 21 following allegations made by Param Bir Singh PTI AVI KRK KRK KRK