Mumbai Designer Arrested On Amruta Fadnavis' Complaint Of Threat, Bribe Offer
Designer Anishka Anil Jaisinghani was arrested after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta filed an FIR against on allegations of threat and a bribe offer.
Mumbai, Mar 16 (PTI) Designer Anishka Anil Jaisinghani, who allegedly threatened and offered a bribe of Rs 1 crore to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta was arrested by the police on Thursday. An FIR was registered Aniksha and her father on February 20 at the Malabar Hill police station.
Her father was still at large, said an official of Malabar Hill police station. As per the FIR, Aniksha was in touch with Amruta for the past 16 months and also visited her residence. In her statement to the police, Amruta said she first met Aniksha in November 2021.
Aniksha claimed that she was a designer of clothes, jewellery and footwear and requested the BJP leader's wife to wear them at public events saying it would help her promote the products.
After gaining Amruta’s trust, Aniksha allegedly offered to provide her with information on some bookies through which, she claimed, they could make money. She then directly offered Amruta Rs 1 crore to get her father off the hook in a police case, as per the FIR.
Amruta Fadnavis also told the police that she was upset by Aniksha’s behaviour and blocked her number, the police official told news agency PTI.
The woman then allegedly sent Amruta video clips, voice notes and many messages from an unknown number. She and her father indirectly threatened and conspired against Amruta, said the official citing the FIR.
The police registered the FIR against Aniksha and her father under Indian Penal Code sections 120-B (conspiracy) and the Prevention of Corruption Act sections pertaining to using corrupt and illegal means to induce a public servant to take a bribe.
Deputy Chief Minister Fadnavis told the Legislative Assembly that appropriate inquiry will be conducted into the FIR.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that the first information report (FIR) filed in connection with an attempt to bribe and blackmail his wife Amruta Fadnavis would be investigated appropriately.
Fadnavis addressed the issue in the Assembly after Opposition Leader Ajit Pawar brought it up and inquired about the specifics of the case that had been reported in the media.
The designer against whom the complaint has been filed, according to the deputy CM, gave hints about her political connections and how she might get in trouble with him if the cases against her father didn't get dropped, the deputy CM said.
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