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Vajhe, who is currently in judicial custody in the Antilia Explosives case, is also an accused in the money laundering case in which Anil Deshmukh has been arrested.
The troubles of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, arrested in a money laundering case, are about to increase. The CBI has given permission to sacked police officer Sachin Vajhe, who accused him of extortion of 100 crores, to become a government witness. Wajhe is currently the main accused in the Antilia Explosive Recovery Case and Mansukh Hiren murder case. Wajhe had applied to become a government witness, it is also being seen as a big relief.
Quoting Sachin Vajhe, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh had alleged that Deshmukh had given Vajhe a target of recovering 100 crores from Mumbai’s bar. The court had placed a condition for pardon before Vajhe that he would have to become a government witness and make disclosures related to the case. This was accepted by Vajhe. Seeking to become a government witness, Vajhe had told the court that he had cooperated with the CBI both before and after his arrest.
Wajhe’s confession will be the biggest evidence during the trial
The CBI had arrested Sachin Wajhe in this case on 4 April 2021 during his stay in jail. Vajhe, through his lawyer Raunak Naik, on Wednesday applied for pardon under Section 306 of the CrPC. He had said during the interrogation by the CBI that he wanted to confess voluntarily. Thereafter his statement was recorded before a magistrate under section 164 of CrPC. This evidence will prove to be very important at the time of trial.
Wajhe is also an accused in money laundering case
Vajhe, who is currently in judicial custody in the Antilia Explosives case, is also an accused in the money laundering case in which Anil Deshmukh has been arrested. Vajhe had made a similar appeal to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in February to Taseen Sultan, assistant director in the money laundering case, and the investigating officer. It said that I am prepared to make true and voluntary disclosure of all the facts known in respect of the above referred matter before a competent Magistrate, but my apology may be considered.
However, the ED has not yet taken any action on the appeal made by Vajhe before the special court in this regard. Sachin Vajhe had told both the CBI and the ED that on the instructions of Anil Deshmukh, he had collected money from restaurants and bars running in Mumbai because the bar and restaurant owners kept the business open for more than the time given during the Corona period. were infringing.