Inquiry commission re-issues warrant against Param Bir Singh for failing to appear before it
Mumbai Sep 22 PTI An inquiry commission headed by a retired high court judge on Wednesday re-issued its bailable warrant against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh for not appearing before it in connection with the corruption allegations levelled by him against former state home minister Anil Deshmukh Special public prosecutor in the case Shishir Hirey confirmed this development In March this year the Maharashtra government had formed the one-member commission of retired judge Kailash Uttamchand Chandiwal to probe Singhs allegations against Deshmukh The commission had issued summonses to Singh multiple times asking him to appear before it However he has failed to do so Therefore the panel had issued a bailable warrant against him on September 7 But as the warrant couldnt be served upon him it was now re-issued till October 6 he said Earlier the commission had thrice imposed fines on Singh – Rs 5000 in June and Rs 25000 on two occasions last month – for failing to appear before it Days after he was shunted out as Mumbai police commissioner and transferred to the Home Guards in March Singh had claimed in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray that Deshmukh used to ask police officers to collect money from restaurant and bar owners in Mumbai Deshmukh an NCP leader resigned as a minister in April this year although he has denied the allegations against him The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI and the Enforcement Directorate ED are probing the allegations made against Deshmukh by the senior IPS officer PTI AVI NP NP
Mumbai Sep 22 PTI An inquiry commission headed by a retired high court judge on Wednesday re-issued its bailable warrant against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh for not appearing before it in connection with the corruption allegations levelled by him against former state home minister Anil Deshmukh Special public prosecutor in the case Shishir Hirey confirmed this development In March this year the Maharashtra government had formed the one-member commission of retired judge Kailash Uttamchand Chandiwal to probe Singhs allegations against Deshmukh The commission had issued summonses to Singh multiple times asking him to appear before it However he has failed to do so Therefore the panel had issued a bailable warrant against him on September 7 But as the warrant couldnt be served upon him it was now re-issued till October 6 he said Earlier the commission had thrice imposed fines on Singh – Rs 5000 in June and Rs 25000 on two occasions last month – for failing to appear before it Days after he was shunted out as Mumbai police commissioner and transferred to the Home Guards in March Singh had claimed in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray that Deshmukh used to ask police officers to collect money from restaurant and bar owners in Mumbai Deshmukh an NCP leader resigned as a minister in April this year although he has denied the allegations against him The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI and the Enforcement Directorate ED are probing the allegations made against Deshmukh by the senior IPS officer PTI AVI NP NP
