Anil Deshmukh’s counsel held for ‘trying to influence’ probe: CBI

Anand Daga was taken to Delhi, where he will be produced in a court along with CBI sub-inspector Abhishek Tiwari, who was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly leaking the agency’s preliminary inquiry report into the corruption allegations

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Anand Daga, a member of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh’s legal team, after day-long questioning for allegedly trying to influence the CBI probe into the corruption charges against his client.

The central agency on Wednesday registered a case after contents of the agency’s probe report, purportedly giving clean chit to Anil Deshmukh, appeared in the media. (File Photo / HT)

Daga and CBI sub-inspector Abhishek Tiwari, who was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly leaking the agency’s preliminary inquiry report into the corruption case, were sent to two-day CBI remand by a Delhi court.

CBI, in a statement, said that Daga has been brought to Delhi on transit remand.

“Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer has been arrested. He has been brought to Delhi on transit remand. Now, two people, including a CBI sub-inspector, have been arrested in the case so far...,” said CBI.

The central agency on Wednesday registered a case after contents of the agency’s probe report, purportedly giving clean chit to Deshmukh, appeared in the media. It arrested Tiwari over the alleged leak and conducted searches at his residence and office. Tiwari is suspected to have taken bribe from Deshmukh’s team for allegedly manipulating the report.

The agency on Wednesday questioned Deshmukh’s son-in-law, but he was later let off. The agency suspects Daga tried to scuttle the inquiry through a junior ranked CBI officer, said an official with the federal agency.