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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday, 8 April, questioned arrested Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze, former city Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, and two others in connection with the preliminary enquiry it registered for the probe into allegations of corruption against former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
A CBI source related to the probe told IANS: "The agency sleuths have recorded the statement of Vaze, who is presently in NIA custody."
Besides the two, the agency also recorded the statement of ACP Sanjay Patil and petitioner Jayshri Patil in connection with its PE.
The CBI had registered a PE on Tuesday night. Two teams of CBI-led by SP-level officer have arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday and Wednesday to probe the matter.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the pleas of the state government and Deshmukh challenging the high court order.
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