The judicial commission constituted to probe corruption allegations against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday rejected dismissed police officer Sachin Vaze’s application to retract his statements.Mr. Vaze had filed an affidavit stating he wants to retract his statements during his deposition and said, “Not only Anil Deshmukh but also people associated with him asked me to collect money from bars or bar owners.”
Mr. Vaze currently lodged at the Taloja Central Jailreferred to his cross examination on December 14, 2021 when he was asked, “Was there any occasion for you where you had to make payment to the then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh” He had said, “No.” However in the affidavit he mentions, “I retract the same today and the answer to the question is “Yes.”
