Amruta Fadnavis case: Anishka claimed her father was in contact with Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, police tells court

Designer Anishka Jaisinghani in one of her messages to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnaviss wife Amruta had claimed that her father was in regular contact with NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray police told a court here on MondayThe police also told court there is possibility of involvement of various political personalities in the conspiracy which needed to be probed The prosecution made this claim while opposing the bail plea of Anishka who was arrested for allegedly offering a bribe to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnaviss wife Amruta Fadnavis for intervening in a criminal case and attempting to extort Rs 10 crore from herAnishka Jaisinghanis bail plea was allowed on Monday by Additional Sessions Judge DD AlmaleShe was arrested on March 16 after a case was filed at Malabar Hill police station in south Mumbai on February 20 on a complaint of Amruta Fadnavis As per the FIR Anishka was in touch with Amruta for the past 16 months and also visited her residenceIn her statement to the police Amruta had said she first met Anishka in November 2021 Anishka claimed she was a designer of clothes jewellery and footwear and requested the BJP leaders wife to wear them at public events saying it would help her promote the products the police have saidAfter gaining Amrutas trust Anishka 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 Anil Jaisinghani off the hook in a police case police had saidAmruta Fadnavis also told the police she was upset by Anishkas behaviour and blocked her number after which the accused allegedly sent Amruta video clips voice notes and many messages from an unknown numberShe and her father indirectly threatened and conspired against Amruta the police had said While opposing bail bail on Monday special public prosecutor Ajay Misar cited some of the messages sent by the accused to the deputy CMs wifeAs per the prosecution in one the messages Anishka said You do not know my father My father is well connected with so and so so and so My father is regularly in contact with Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray he will give the video to themFurther the prosecution submitted it was a planned deeprooted conspiracy and that Anishka had dared to take a video in a high security placeAll these aspects need to be probed the prosecution said opposing her bailAlso read Amruta Fadnavis bribe case Court grants bail to designer Anishka JaisinghaniIf the accused is granted bail she will obstruct the investigation and threaten the plaintiff Amruta Fadnavis again or go to news channels mass media or social media in relation to the said crimeThe accused would defame the plaintiff or her husband Devendra Fadnavis the prosecution told court There is also the risk of the accused absconding if given bail the prosecution contendedHowever defence lawyers Mrigendra Singh and Manan Sanghai contended the sole allegation against Anishka is demand for money Anishka doesnt hold any office of profit for a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act the defence lawyers arguedCan I be kept behind bars only because the Deputy CMs wife has lodged a case against me Can a daughter be kept behind bars only because there are a number of cases against my father the advocates said in courtPolice have claimed there are 17 cases against her father Additional sessions judge D D Almale after hearing both sides allowed Anishkas bail plea The detailed order however was not available yetThe judge ordered that Anishka be released on bail on execution of personal bond of Rs 50000 with one or more sureties of like amountThe court also directed her not to cause any threat promise or inducement to the prosecution witnesses and to not hamper the probe or tamper with evidence She has been asked to surrender her passport and not leave the jurisdiction of the court without prior permissionAnishka and her father Anil Jaisinghani were held under Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act for conspiracy and extortion on a complaint filed by Amruta FadnavisThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever