CBI grills ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh for 11 hours

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday questioned former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with corruption allegations levelled against him by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday grilled former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh for more than 11 hours at the agency's office in Mumbai. The questioning was in connection with allegations of corruption and extortion levelled against him by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. Anil Deshmukh reached the CBI office around 10 am. He left the premises at 9pm on Wednesday. The CBI officers, who have been in Mumbai since the day they registered a preliminary enquiry against Anil Deshmukh, have also recorded statements of other people related to the case.