Jaisinghani, his daughter worked in tandem, wanted to trap Amruta: Police

Suspected bookie Anil Jaisinghani and his daughter Aniksha used to together plan what kind of messages should be sent and demands to be put before Amruta Fadnavis the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis while trying to blackmail her police officials handling the probe in the case said on ThursdayAniksha Jaisinghani is accused of trying to blackmail and bribe Amruta Fadnavis Aniksha Jaisinghani was arrested on March 16 for allegedly attempting to offer Rs 1 crore to Amruta Fadnavis for intervening in a criminal case and also threatening her Anil Jaisinghani also an accused in the case was arrested on March 20 from GujaratThe officials said the fatherdaughter duo worked in tandem and discussed each and everything related to the sordid episodeBefore sending any WhatsApp message on Amruta Fadnaviss mobile phone Aniksha Jaisinghani used to discuss about it with her father said an officialAlso Read Amruta Fadnavis bribe case Bookie Anil Jaisinghani moves HC seeking quashing of FIR says his arrest illegalDuring the probe the police found screenshots of messages on a mobile phone which were to be sent to Amruta Fadnavis and the duo also discussed replies to be given he saidThis clearly indicates the fatherdaughter duo was planning together to trap the complainant he saidAfter Amruta Fadnavis blocked Aniksha Jaisinghanis mobile number some threat and blackmail messages were allegedly sent to the former by Anil Jaisinghani said the police officialInitially Aniksha Jaisinghani had taken the name of two persons in connection with the entire episode but after verification it came to light she was misleading the police he saidShe had introduced herself to Amruta Fadnavis as a fashion designer a few years ago but now claims she is actually a law student the official saidAniksha Jaisinghani may have changed her version about profession to get sympathy he saidThe police have seized various articles including designer jewellery and clothes from Aniksha Jaisinghanis residence and were trying to find out from where she had got them said the officialHer relative Nirmal Jaisinghani also an accused in the case has a readymade garments shop but doesnt sell designer clothes he saidBased on Amruta Fadnaviss complaint the police had on February 20 registered a case against the fatherdaughter duo under Indian Penal Code sections related to conspiracy extortion and under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption ActThis 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