Mumbai: Maharashtra state government-appointed Chandiwal Commission has imposed a fine of ₹50,000 on the state’s former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The fine was imposed as his counsel failed to appear before the committee for cross-examination of dismissed Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze.
The penalty was imposed due to the failure of his legal counsel to appear before the committee for cross-examination of dismissed assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze, reported news agency AN.
The chairman of the committee, retired Justice Chandiwal, directed Deshmukh to deposit the fine amount in the Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Deshmukh had resigned as Home Minister in April this year after former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh accused him of corruption.
Singh had alleged that Deshmukh had asked former assistant police inspector Sachin Waje in Mumbai Police to collect Rs 100 crore from hotel owners in Mumbai.
Deshmukh was arrested on November 2 after over 12 hours of questioning at the Enforcement Directorate’s Mumbai office.
Both Deshmukh and Vaze are in judicial custody.
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