In explosive letter, Sachin Waze targets Anil Deshmukh, minister Parab

Suspended cop Sachin Waze on Wednesday claimed former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had demanded Rs 2 crore from him to proceed his service within the Mumbai police and alleged one other minister Anil Parab requested him to collectmoney from contractors.
Transport Minister Parab rejected the allegations made by Waze, saying they had been incorrect and geared toward maligning his picture, and expressed readiness to face any probe.
Waze, who was reinstated within the police service final 12 months, made the sensational declare in a letter which he tried to submit earlier than a particular NIA court docket right here.
However, particular decide PR Sitre refused to take his letter on document and requested him to observe the required process.

Waze, an accused within the caseof an explosives-laden automobile discovered close to industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence in south Mumbai and the loss of life of businessman Mansukh Hiran, is presently within the NIA custody.
Deshmukh, a senior NCP chief, resigned as residence minister on Monday after the Bombay High Court ordered a CBI probe into corruption allegations levelled towards him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
The controversial assistant police inspector stated NCP president Sharad Pawar, whose celebration is a key constituent within the MVA authorities, apparently needed him to be positioned underneath suspension once more.
“I duly was reinstated in service on June 6, 2020. That quickly after my reinstatement there have been sure agitators (folks, who needed) to reverse the reinstatement.
“Apparently, then it was ordered by Sharad Pawar to again place me under suspension. That, at that time the then home minister sir (Deshmukh) also told me that he will convince Pawar saheb and for that purpose he (Hm sir) asked me to pay Rs 2 crore,” Waze claimed within the four-page handwritten letter.
Waze (49) stated he expressed his incapacity to pay such an enormous sum.
“I had expressed my inability to pay such an amount. On this, the home minister sir asked me to pay in later course,” he added.

Waze claimed that at a gathering within the Sahyadri visitor home in south Mumbai, Deshmukh had requested him to look right into a criticism associated to the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) which was underneath preliminary enquiry. SBUT is a non-profit organisation tasked with finishing up a mega redevelopment undertaking within the Bhendi Bazaar space of south Mumbai.
Deshmukh had requested him to deliver the trustees of the SBUT to him for “negotiation” concerning the enquiry, Waze claimed.
“He also insisted to initiate primary talks to get Rs 50 crore from the SBUT in order to close the said enquiry. I had expressed my inability to do any such things as I do not know anyone from the SBUT and I also did not have any control over the enquiry,” Waze added.
Waze’s letter claimed that in January 2021, one other state minister Anil Parab requested him to look into an inquiry towards “fraudulent” contractors listed within the BMC and acquire a minimum of Rs 2 crore from about 50 such contractors.
The stated inquiry was based mostly on an nameless criticism, Waze added.
Parab, a Shiv Sena chief, rejected Waze’s claims and stated he was able to face any probe into the allegations.
Talking to reporters, Parab stated, “I swear in the name of Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray and my two daughters that I haven’t done anything wrong.”
He stated there was a BJP technique to malign the picture of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and the MVA authorities.
“By targeting me, a close aide of the chief minister, they think they can put the government in trouble. BJP leaders have been saying for the last two days that another wicket will fall. This conspiracy was being hatched that time as they knew Waze will give such a letter,” Parab stated.

The letter additionally claimed that Deshmukh had requested Waze to gather Rs 3 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh every from around1,650 bars and eating places in Mumbai (this claimed had been made by Waze earlier additionally).
The suspended cop claimed to have knowledgeable the then police commissioner Singh about these developments.
“I also expressed my apprehension to (Singh) that somewhere in the future I would be embroiled in a false controversy,” he added.
“The then CP encouraged me and categorically instructed me to not to involve in any such illegal collection of money from anyone and for anyone,” Waze claimed.

Singh had earlier claimed that Deshmukh had requested law enforcement officials to extort Rs 100 crore from bars and eating places. Deshmukh has denied any wrongdoing.
Waze additionally claimed that in November 2020, he was approached by an individual calledDarshan Ghodawat.
Ghodawat had launched himself as a “very close circle person” of a senior cabinet minister and defined to him concerning the unlawful gutkha and tobacco commerce in Maharashtra, Waze stated.
“Ghodawat insisted that I should collect Rs 100 crore from these illegal gutkha sellers. I had categorically (said no to) do any such illegal act,” Waze added.
Meanwhile, the NIA custody of Waze, arrested by the central company on March 13, was prolonged until April 9 by the particular court docket.
Waze was reinstated in June final 12 months after being underneath suspension for over 15 years for his alleged position in a custodial loss of life case.

Credited with eliminating 63 alleged criminals in encounters, the 1990-batch officer of the state cadre was suspended in 2004 over his alleged position within the custodial loss of life of the 2002 Ghatkopar blast suspect Khwaja Yunus.