CBI arrests conduit in Anil Deshmukh case
The Hindu
Santosh Jagtap facilitated transfer, posting of officials, says agency
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday made the first arrest of an alleged middleman in connection with the corruption charges involving former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and others.
The accused has been identified as Santosh Jagtap. The CBI has got his custody till November 4 from a Mumbai court.
“Despite repeated summons, he did not join the investigation and had gone underground in August. Therefore, we got a non-bailable warrant from the competent court and arrested him,” said an agency official.
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