Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Assembly on Thursday that attempts were being made to trap him and his family in criminal cases. The statement came following Opposition leader Ajit Pawar’s query about a news report on Thursday. “I got a hint that my family was being trapped. Efforts were made to get me arrested but they did not find anything against me,” he said. “My wife was pressured into doing some work through me. She was first offered money and later blackmailed. Anil Jaisinghani, who has been absconding for years and has 14-15 police cases filed against him, is behind this,” he said.

The bribe offer

According to Fadnavis, the woman told Amruta Fadnavis that her father shared information with bookies who were raided and earned money from both sides. “She offered to conduct such raids to make money if Amruta helped. My wife refused. Then the woman offered Amruta R1 crore to rescue her father. This followed videos and messages from an unknown number,” he claimed.