Maharashtra govt gives ACB permission for open inquiry against Param Bir Singh
The state government has given the state Anti-Corruption Bureau the nod to initiate an open inquiry against former city police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
FollowThe Maharashtra government has given the state Anti-Corruption Bureau permission to conduct an open inquiry into allegations against former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh by another Police officer.
The probe is based on a letter written to the state government by Inspector Anup Dange, who was suspended by Singh and alleged that he was approached by a man claiming to be Singh's relative and demanded a bribe of Rs 2 crore to reinstate him into the police force.
Dange's letter came at a time when relations between the MVA government and Singh turned ugly following his letter accusing former home minister Anil Deshmukh indulged in "malpractices" and asked suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze to collect Rs 100 crores every month in corruption. The government had then asked ACB to conduct a “discreet” inquiry into the matter.
Dange was attached to DB Marg police station and on November 2019, he went to check pubs operating in Akruti building at Breach Candy, when a pub owner tried to pressurise him to operate beyond the stipulated deadline, claiming he had close connections with Singh, who was then DG, ACB.
Later, a scuffle broke out outside the pub and the grandson of film producer Bharat Shah was arrested for allegedly assaulting a cop. The pub-bar owner was also booked in the case. Dange has alleged Singh suspended him and ordered a departmental inquiry against him in 2020 to shield a pub owner in a criminal case.
Dange was suspended on July 18, 2020. He alleged a person claiming to be a cousin of Singh got in touch with him. He later agreed to bring down the amount to Rs 1 crore on behalf of Singh.
Another police inspector, Bhimrao Ghadge of Kalyan police, in March lodged an FIR against Singh and 32 other officers alleging that while he was probing a cheating case pertaining to KDMC officials, Singh misused his official position and submitted a closure report despite there being strong documentary evidence. Ghadge also alleged Singh, as Thane city police chief, has amassed assets by settling several financial and land disputes and extracted money from various builders and transport lobbies.
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