Mumbai: In the transfer posting case related to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Akola Superintendent of Police G. Sreedhar (G.Sridhar) was interrogated and recorded the statement. Earlier, the ED had recorded the statements of former state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte and Pune traffic police deputy commissioner of police Rahul Srirame. In this case, the ED has summoned 5 IPS officers and called them for questioning.
Akola Superintendent of Police G. Sridhar appeared at the ED’s office. He was interrogated for several hours. The ED had summoned him recently and called him for questioning. According to sources, the ED has arrested G. Sridhar was questioned about the recovery in the transfers of senior officers in the police department. On Thursday, the ED questioned Pune Traffic Police’s Deputy Commissioner of Police Rahul Srirame for extortion in transfers.
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Summons to five IPS
So far, the ED has questioned Sitaram Kunte, former chief secretary of the state and Kailash Gaikwad, deputy secretary of the home department, in this case. Five more IPS officers have been summoned and called for questioning.
Alleged deal of 40 crores in transfer and posting
Recently, Mumbai’s sacked Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vajhe had given a statement to the ED that on July 2020, the then Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh had issued an order for the transfer and posting of 10 DCPs. 40 crores were taken from all those whose names were in that list. Out of this, the then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Transport Minister Anil Parab took Rs 20 crore each.
investigation under money laundering
Vajhe had also claimed that he was under political pressure to save his job, so he had extorted money from restaurants and orchestra bars at the behest of Anil Deshmukh. ED is probing this case under money laundering. The ED has arrested former state home minister Anil Deshmukh and two of his assistants in the recovery case. Deshmukh is lodged in the Arthur Road jail in judicial custody.