Anil Deshmukh case | CBI sub-inspector shared documents with Deshmukh’s lawyer: FIR

Probe official bribed, says agency; both in custody

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged that its , received bribes from the former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer to share confidential information about the Both the lawyer and the sub-inspector are currently in CBI custody. The sub-inspector was part of the team led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) which had gone to Mumbai on April 6 this year to conduct a preliminary enquiry against Mr. Deshmukh, as directed by the Bombay High Court. The team members examined several persons, including Mr. Deshmukh. The DSP, as an enquiry officer, submitted the enquiry report on April 16. The accused sub-inspector was assisting him in preparing the report and had been in possession of the case-related documents, according to the First Information Report. “Pursuant to the comments and opinion of senior officers, including legal officers, and after the approval of the competent authority”, a case was registered against Mr. Deshmukh and others on April 21, the CBI said.