MUMBAI:, Feb. 25 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a closure report to a city special court in a January 2024 case related to a public sector company insurance official. The official, Dinesh Bobhate, is an aide of senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Desai, and the case registered against him and his wife relates to possession of disproportionate assets worth Rs.2.58 crore.

Based on the CBI case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had also initiated a money-laundering case in February 2024. However, the CBI, now sought to close the case-- it submitted to the court that the allegations against Bobhate and his wife had "not been substantiated" and therefore the "offence could not be established against both the accused...