The CBI on Saturday filed an FIR against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh over allegations of corruption levelled by ex-Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh. The agency invoked the Prevention of Corruption Act and criminal conspiracy, in filing the FIR and also raided his residence along with three other places in Mumbai in connection with the case.
The former minister was summoned by the CBI for questioning into the matter on April 14 after Param Bir Singh, in a letter to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, accused him of directing his subordinates to collect money from bars, restaurants and hotels in Mumbai.
The investigation was taken up by the CBI after the Bombay High Court directed the probe on April 5 to conduct a preliminary investigation into the case. On April 8, the Supreme Court ruled that the allegations levelled against the former minister were "serious" and needed probe.