Moving ahead in
its probe into the allegations of misuse of office and corruption, the Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said that it has registered a case
against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and several others. The
probe agency is carrying out searches at several locations here.
A CBI source related to the probe said, "The CBI has registered an FIR in
connection with the corruption allegations against Deshmukh, and searches are
underway at various places."
The source said that the agency has named Anil Deshmukh and several others in
the FIR.
The source, however, did not reveal about the premises being searched by the
CBI.
The CBI registered a preliminary enquiry on April 6 after the Bombay High Court
asked the agency to probe the allegations of bribery and misuse of office.
Soon after the ruling, Deshmukh stepped down from his post.