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SC to hear ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh s plea for transfer of inquiries to agency outside Maharashtra
SC to hear ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh s plea for transfer of inquiries to agency outside Maharashtra
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a fresh plea of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh seeking transfer of all inquiries against him to an independent agency outside Maharashtra like the CBI.
Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer, was removed from the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner on March 17 and was made the General Commander of Maharashtra State Home Guard after he levelled allegations of corruption and misconduct against then Home Minister and senior NCP leader Anil Deshmukh.
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Param Bir Singh extortion case: Maharashtra CID records statement of two businessmen
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday recorded the statements of businessmen Sonu Jalan and Ketan Tanna who had levelled allegations of extortion against ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh.
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UPDATED: May 13, 2021 00:29 IST
Sonu Jalan (left) and Ketan Tanna (Right) outside CID office after they recorded their statements. (Photo: India Today/Munish Pandey)
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Maharashtra Police on Wednesday recorded the statements of alleged cricket bookie Sonu Jalan and businessman Ketan Manshukhlal Tanna, who filed a complaint against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, accusing him of extortion.
ED registers money laundering case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a Rs 100 cr extortion case.
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Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. (Photo: PTI)
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and others on the basis of an FIR by the CBI in connection with a Rs 100 crore extortion case.
According to sources, the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) has been registered in Mumbai and soon searches could be conducted by the agency.
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. File
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The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday slammed the Central government for allegedly using investigation agencies to settle political scores, after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a case against Maharashtra’s former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh based on an FIR filed by the CBI into allegations of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh of Mr. Deshmukh demanding ₹100 crore extortion from the former’s subordinate officer Sachin Waze.
“The ED filing case against Deshmukh reflects Modi government’s ridiculous mindset and dangerous politics that is detrimental to democracy. It’s an attempt to cover up the the government’s failure to handle the Corona crisis and divert public attention, as well as political revenge,” said Maharashtra Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant.