Mumbai: Advocate Jayshri Patil, the petitioner in money laundering case against former minister Anil Deshmukh, recorded her statement before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday.
She was questioned by the ED for three hours. After the enquiry, Patil said she was cooperating with ED and had shared all related information with them.
Talking to reporters, Patil alleged that NCP leader Supriya Sule was trying to bully her through senior officials.
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Who is Jayshri Patil?
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, after his transfer from office, had accused former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of extortion and corruption. He had made the allegations in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Following this, Deshmukh had resigned. The High Court of Bombay had ordered a CBI probe into the allegations. The court had pronounced this decision on the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Advocate Jayshri Patil.
Earlier, she was in news for opposing Maratha reservation despite belonging to the Maratha community. Advocate Gunratna Sadavarte had filed a petition in this regard on behalf of Patil.
