: CBI arrests its own sub-inspector and Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer in bribery case #IndiaNEWS The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested one of its own sub-inspectors and the lawyer of former Maharashtra

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CBI arrests its own sub-inspector and Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer in bribery case #IndiaNEWS
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested one of its own sub-inspectors and the lawyer of former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Anil Deshmukh, PTI reported on Thursday.The arrests have been made as part of an investigation into the allegations that Deshmukh had coerced police officers to collect bribes on his behalf. The arrests were made after the investigating agency found that the lawyer, Anand Daga, had bribed the CBI officer. The CBI on Wednesday said that it had filed a case against Daga, sub-inspector Abhishek Tiwari and other unidentified individuals for illegal gratification, reported The Times of India.Daga had been called in for questioning on Wednesday and was arrested the following day.“There is evidence to show that the lawyer bribed an officer working at a level below the investigating officer in the case during the PE [preliminary enquiry],� an official told The Indian Express. “The enquiry is on.�A purported preliminary enquiry report that was leaked did not mention any cognisable offence against Deshmukh, according to The Indian Express. The CBI said that Deshmukh’s lawyer had allegedly bribed the agency’s official to manipulate this report “in an attempt to subvert the case�.The purported report was signed by the investigating officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police RS Gunjiyal. However, a CBI official said that it was...Read more

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