A special court has granted the CBI permission to record statement of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged corruption case against him. Deshmukh, a senior NCP leader, is presently in judicial custody after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case.

Special CBI judge RN Rokade on February 28 allowed the probe agency to record Deshmukh's statement in Arthur road jail where he is lodged. CBI officers can meet him for three days from March 3.