Cops in 5 states under the scanner for nexus with bookie on the run

Notorious and wanted bookie Anil Jaisinghani alias Sunny Bombay seems set to take down several from the police top brass with him Two assistant commissioners one deputy commissioner and several other officers from Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Goa Gujarat and Assam have come under the scanner for being in touch with him even as the Mumbai Police is searching for himJaisinghani wanted by the Mumbai Police since the last two years was in touch with police officers through their landlines and cellphones revealed call detail records CDRs recently submitted in the high court by advocate Sanjana PardeshiBased on the submission the court has now appointed two top cops to look for Jaisinghani and file a report regarding the delay in the arrest Pardeshi said Jaisinghani was in touch with many officers of different jurisdictions where he has been booked for various crimes The department should investigate his nexus with the serving cops and whether they helped him to evade arrestAnil JaisinghaniSerial offenderAs per the records Jaisinghani has 16 cases registered against him in various police stations in Thane Mumbai and four other states The PMLA case against him was registered in March 2015 by the Ahmedabad ED After being on the run for eight months he had filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court for transit bail to approach the Gujarat High Court against an NBW issued against him in the case For this he had submitted a fake medical certificate in courtHence later the Azad Maidan police had booked him for forgery Azad Maidan senior inspector Vasant D Wakhare said Since registering the FIR we have been looking for himCDR revelationsIn 2017 a PIL was filed in HC seeking its intervention and direction to authorities to find out how Jaisinghani was falsely implicating people and running the nexus with police officers Petitioners too had submitted CDRs in court establishing Jaisinghanis link with officers from Mumbai Police Goa Police Thane Police MP police and Assam PoliceAs per the CDRs Jaisinghani had made calls on the landlines of an inspector general additional superintendent of police and superintendent of police of the Maharashtra PoliceHe had also made 59 calls to a PSI and a few to a deputy superintendent from the Goa Police He was also allegedly in contact with two ACPs from Mumbai Police an inspector now posted with the Thane Police and two IPS officers from the Gujarat Police The CDRs also revealed three calls and 11 SMSes between him and a superintendent of police of the Assam PoliceBusting the bookieSenior advocate Subhash Jha told midday We had filed a petition in November 2017 The Azad Maidan case was registered on May 1 2016 and hes been absconding since then All throughout he was in touch with a lot of police officers We produced his CDRs in court after which it categorically asked former zone I DCP Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma and zone Xs N Reddy to look into the caseTimelineMay 22 2015 Ahmedabad ED raids Jaisinghanis house and books him under the PMLAMay 30 2015 Special sessions judge of Ahmedabad issues a nonbailable warrant against himOct 27 2015 Bombay HC grants him transit bail Nov 06 2015 Jaisinghani moves Ahmedabad HC against the sessions courts NBW HC stays the NBWApr 21 2016 Petitioner Kishore Keswani sends a letter to the Azad Maidan police seeking an FIR against Jaisinghani and others for submitting fake medical certificates in Bombay HC to secure the transit bailMay 01 2016 The Azad Maidan police register a forgery case against Anil Aug 31 2016 Jaisinghani files an ABA in Bombay HC which dismisses itDec 02 2016 Jaisinghani files an ABA at Jabalpur HC claiming he has not filed an ABA before any other court after petitioner Keswani submits evidence to the contrary Jabalpur HC dismisses his applicationAlso ReadCDR scam kingpin in Thane Crime Branchs custodyCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates