The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered an FIR against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged corruption case.
On Saturday, the central agency carried out searches at multiple locations in the state in connection with Deshmukh and a few of his close associates.
Deshmukh has been charged under Section 7 of the amended Prevention of Corruption Act which deals with illegal gratification obtained by a public servant, and Section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code.
“The FIR was registered on April 21 after CBI was satisfied there was enough evidence to proceed with a regular case against Deshmukh.
The searches could not be launched immediately as the team had to first get an RT-PCR test done,” a CBI official said.
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