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TopicParam Bir Singh

Topic: Param Bir Singh

Param Bir Singh moves Bombay HC challenging preliminary enquiry order by Maharashtra govt

In his petition, Singh claimed he was being targeted and harassed for highlighting the alleged 'corrupt malpractices' of former state home minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh.

CBI calls ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh for questioning on 14 April

The CBI is carrying out a preliminary inquiry into allegations against Anil Deshmukh levelled by Param Bir Singh after he was removed from the post of Mumbai Police commissioner.

CBI summons 2 personal assistants of Anil Deshmukh for questioning in corruption case

Param Bir Singh had alleged that one of the assistants, Sanjeev Palande, was present when Deshmukh asked Sachin Waze to extort over Rs 100 crore a month from Mumbai bars & restaurants.

Maharashtra govt orders probe against ex-Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh

The preliminary enquiry has been ordered after the Mumbai Police submitted a report in connection with the security scare case to the state Home department.

Cops in Param Bir’s corruption complaint ‘only met Deshmukh to prepare answers for assembly’

Mumbai ex-commissioner Param Bir Singh had alleged Deshmukh’s aide told ACP Patil that then-home minister was ‘targeting collection’ of money from bars and restaurants.

SC rejects pleas of Maharashtra govt, Anil Deshmukh against Bombay HC order for CBI probe

The apex court Thursday dismissed pleas challenging the Bombay HC order directing the probe into allegations made by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.

Sachin Waze reinstated in CIU in June 2020 at Param Bir Singh’s behest — Mumbai Police

Mumbai Police's report stated Waze bypassed hierarchy, reported directly to Param Bir Singh, and attended ministerial-level briefings with him in important cases like the TRP scam.

How CBI plans to probe Param Bir Singh’s corruption allegations against ex-minister Deshmukh

On directions from Bombay HC, CBI team from Delhi will investigate allegations that Anil Deshmukh, as Maharashtra home minister, ordered Mumbai cops to extort bars, restaurants.

Bombay HC asks CBI to probe Param Bir Singh’s allegations against Anil Deshmukh

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni said this was an 'extraordinary' and 'unprecedented' case that warranted an independent inquiry.

Why didn’t you complain against Anil Deshmukh for alleged wrongdoing, HC asks Param Bir

The court further said there is no affidavit submitted by police officers who were allegedly called by the state home minister to his home, supporting the allegations levelled by Param Bir Singh.

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