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Bookie Anil Jaisinghani arrested in Amruta Fadnavis bribery attempt case

March 20, 2023 13:18 IST

The Mumbai police on Monday nabbed suspected bookie Anil Jaisinghani from Gujarat, days after his daughter Aniksha Jaisinghani was arrested for allegedly trying to blackmail and bribe the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, an official said.

IMAGE: Designer Aniksha is arrested following a complaint by Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, for threatening and blackmailing her, Mumbai, March 18, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo

A crime branch official confirmed that Anil Jaisinghani, who has 14 to 15 cases pending against him, was nabbed from Gujarat but refused to divulge details.

 

Mumbai Police had on March 16 arrested Aniksha Anil Jaisinghani, a designer, after Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta accused her of offering a bribe for intervening in a criminal case and also threatening her. 

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