Police Inspector Anup Dange had also written a letter raising allegations against Singh to Maharashtra Additional Chief Secretary, Home, on 2 February this year.
Under flak for 'mishandling' the bomb scare outside Mukesh Ambani's residence, Maharashtra govt had transferred Singh and appointed senior IPS officer Hemant Nagrale in his place.
Mumbai's ex-police commissioner Param Bir Singh purportedly wrote a letter to CM and governor, alleging Deshmukh asked cops to collect Rs 100 crore from bars.
Mumbai Police built its credibility through the 1990s and 2000s, first by a speedy detection following the Mumbai blasts, and later by breaking the underworld.
Hemant Nagrale’s appointment comes days after the arrest of Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze in connection with recovery of an explosives-laden car outside Mukesh Ambani’s house.
Shiv Sena also questioned the move of NIA taking ove probe into Ambani-SUV case, saying that the agency generally investigates terrorism-related cases, but there was no terror angle involved in this episode.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Thursday said Singh was shifted to ensure that the probe into the Sachin Waze episode is conducted 'properly and without hindrance'.
The Bombay High Court directed Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray to inform the court by Thursday whether the police plan to proceed against Arnab Goswami and Republic TV.
Islamic clerics push back against human milk banks as Shari’a proscribes marriages between so-called milk siblings. But several Islamic countries, including Iran, operate them.
According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.
Recent high-profile visit was of US National Security Adviser this month during which a number of key issues, including military cooperation, was discussed by both sides.
Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.
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