Cop Got iPhone 12 Pro As Bribe To Leak Probe Report On Anil Deshmukh: CBI

The iPhone 12 Pro has been seized from CBI sub-inspector Abhishek Tiwari and sent for forensic analysis, CBI sources told NDTV

An iPhone 12 Pro, which costs over Rs 1 lakh, was offered as bribe to a sub-inspector of the Central Bureau of Investigation for accessing a confidential report on a corruption case in which former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh is an accused, the investigators have said. The sub-inspector, Abhishek Tiwari, and the former minister's lawyer, Anand Daga, have been arrested by the CBI for allegedly trying to influence the probe against Mr Deshmukh, who stepped down in April after he was accused of corruption by former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh. The CBI in its First Information Report (FIR), accessed by NDTV, said, "On 28.6.2021, Abhishek Tiwari had visited Pune in connection with the investigation of case against Anil Deshmukh. It has been learnt that Advocate Anand Daga met Abhishek Tiwari and handed over an iPhone 12 Pro as illegal gratification to him in lieu of passing details regarding the investigation." The iPhone 12 Pro has been seized from Mr Tiwari and sent for forensic analysis, CBI sources told NDTV.