Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh resigns hours after HC ordered CBI probe

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Published on April 5, 2021 - Duration: 01:38s

Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh resigns hours after HC ordered CBI probe

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigned on Monday after the Bombay High Court ordered a CBI probe into the allegations of extortion against him.

In a letter to the Chief Minister, Deshmukh said that he is resigning on moral grounds.

ā€˜I don't have the moral right to continue in office after the court order.I have decided to quit.

Kindly relieve me from my post,ā€™ Deshmukh's resignation letter said,ā€™ Deshmukh wrote in his resignation letter.

Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh had accused the Home Minister of extortion and illegal transfers.

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