I-T dept. conducts raids against ex-Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh
The Hindu
Raids in Mumbai, Nagpur and Jaipur against former Maharashtra Home Minister pertain to alleged tax evasion
The Income Tax Department on Friday conducted searches at multiple premises linked to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with a tax evasion investigation, official sources said. The raids were carried out in Mumbai, Nagpur and (Maharashtra) as well as Jaipur in Rajasthan, they said.
The 71-year-old former Minister is being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on charges of alleged money laundering and payment of purported kickbacks in the Maharashtra police establishment.
The against Mr. Deshmukh, who was earlier Home Minister in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, and others, came after the CBI booked him in the corruption case related to allegations made by former Mumbai Police Commissioner against him of “at least ₹100 crore bribe” .

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