The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got the permission from a Special Court to record the statement of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with the Rs 100 crore extortion case involving former top Mumbai cop Param Bir Singh.

The CBI had recently moved a plea before the special court requesting it to grant them permission to record Deshmukh's statements. The CBI will have to visit Arthur Road Jail to record his statement. Deshmukh is currently lodged there. According to the information, the federal probe agency will record his statement for three consecutive days -- March 3, 4 and 5.