CBI Files Fresh FIR Against Former Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh

The CBI has registered a new FIR against Anil Deshmukh, former Maharashtra home minister, for allegedly trying to frame BJP leaders in false cases. The case emerged from a pen drive given to the Maharashtra Assembly speaker by opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis. The investigation revealed a conspiracy involving key officials to implicate BJP leaders.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh FIR against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, alleging he attempted to frame BJP leaders in false cases, officials reported on Wednesday.

This FIR follows a two-year preliminary inquiry initiated from a pen drive given to the then Maharashtra Assembly speaker by opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis.

The probe, later transferred to the CBI from the CID, points to a conspiracy involving Deshmukh and other officials to file a zero FIR in December 2020 to wrongfully implicate BJP leaders, as per the agency's preliminary findings.

(With inputs from agencies.)