A courtroom docket in Mumbai on Friday despatched Aniksha Jaisinghani, arrested for allegedly supplying a bribe to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis`s spouse Amruta and additionally threatening her, to 14-day judicial custody, turning down the cops’ plea to increase her police remand.
Aniksha turned into arrested through the town police on March sixteen primarily based totally on a case filed at Malabar Hill police station on February 20 at the criticism of Amruta Fadnavis. She is likewise accused of disturbing extortion of ₹ 10 crore from the latter.
The police produced Aniksha earlier than periods courtroom docket choose DD Almale on the quit of her preceding remand. The police, represented through unique public prosecutor Ajay Misar, sought her custody for 3 extra days to confront her with a witness.
Aniksha’s legal professional Manan Sanghai submitted that no new floor turned into made out for extending the police remand. The courtroom docket, after listening to each sides, rejected the investigators’ plea and remanded the accused in judicial custody.
Police have additionally arrested her father and suspected bookie Anil Jaisinghani and their relative Nirmal Jaisinghani in reference to the case. The duo are in police custody until March 27. They were booked below Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections for conspiracy and extortion and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. As in keeping with the FIR, Aniksha turned into in contact with Amruta Fadnavis for the beyond sixteen months and additionally visited her residence.
In her assertion to the police, Ms Fadnavis stated she first met Aniksha in November 2021. Aniksha claimed that she turned into a clothier of clothes, jewelry and shoes and asked the BJP leader’s spouse to put on them at public occasions announcing it might assist her sell the products, the police have stated.
After gaining Amruta’s trust, Aniksha supplied to offer her with facts on a few bookies thru which, she claimed, they may make money. She then without delay supplied Amruta ₹ 1 crore to get her father off the hook in a police case, as in keeping with the FIR.
Ms Fadnavis additionally advised the police that she turned into disillusioned through Aniksha’s behaviour and blocked her number, the police stated. The female then allegedly despatched Amruta video clips, voice notes and lots of messages from an unknown number. She and her father in a roundabout way threatened and conspired in opposition to Ms Fadnavis, stated the reputable bringing up the FIR.