The CBI has recorded statements of 7 police personnel who were deployed for the security of Anil Deshmukh when he was the Home Minister of Maharashtra.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh had in March levelled allegations of corruption and misuse of official position against Deshmukh after he was shunted from the post of the Mumbai police commissioner in the aftermath of Antilia bomb scare incident.
He had accused Deshmukh of asking police officers to collect Rs 100 crore a month from restaurants and bars in Mumbai, a charge which the NCP leader denied.
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