Param Bir Singh, the former Mumbai police chief, had filed a Civil defamation suit in 2020 against Arnab Goswami and the owners of Republic TV and claimed that the channel had shown him in a bad light in its reportage.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik and Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who have been arrested in money laundering cases by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), are now lodged in Arthur Road Jail in three different barracks.

New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Maharashtra government's review petition against the top court order wherein investigation in the matter against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recorded the statement of inspector Anup Dange in connection with a corruption case he had filed against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has been remanded to the Central Bureau of Investigation's custody till April 11 in connection with an alleged corruption and extortion case.

New Delhi Mar 24 PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday transferred to the CBI the investigation in multiple cases against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh over allegations of misconduct and corruption saying a very murky affair is going on amid echelons of powerA bench of justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh said a thorough investigation is required to regain the faith of people in the state policeThe exigencies in the advancement of principles of justice require the investigation to be transferred to CBI We are not saying appellant Singh is a whistle-blower or anyone involved in this case is washed with milk the bench said while allowing the appeal filed by SinghThe bench also refused to revoke the suspension of Singh and said all future FIRs too will be transferred to the CBIWe are unable to accept the contention that an FIR is registered by those who had complaints against the petitioner We are of the view that the state itself should have allowed CBI to carry the investigationWe are of the prima facie view that there is some concerted effort which needs the investigation by CBI What is the truth who is at fault how does such a scenario come to prevail is something which investigation must get into CBI must hold an impartial inquiry into all these aspects the court saidThe bench however noted it was not commenting on the merits of the allegations as it does not want the investigation to be influenced in any mannerWe do not want the investigation to be influenced by the observation of this court The High Court Bombay has treated this as a service dispute which it is not and thus we set aside the HC verdict We allow the appeal and direct the probe into 5 FIRs and three PEs be transferred to CBI with all recordsSuch transfer to be completed within one week and all officials to extend full cooperation to CBI to try arrive at the truth the bench saidOn departmental enquiry against Singh the bench said it would be appropriate to await the result of the investigation now entrusted to CBIWe dont know if this is the end of the road or more FIRs may be registered arising from the period the petitioner had served in Maharashtra If any further FIRs are registered that too shall be transferred to CBI Needless to say we are not revoking the suspension This order shall continue subject to any legal remedy as may be available to the appellant the bench saidAt the outset Singhs counsel senior advocate Puneet Bali submitted that an independent probe by CBI is necessary to ascertain the truth in the caseMy police officers were called and asked to collect 100 crores from bars etc for the then Home Minister The police officials who complained against me are being reinstated The cases filed by Maharashtra government is a clear case of victimisation since this was based on baseless allegations he saidAdditional Solicitor General K M Nataraj appearing for CBI argued that allegations against Singh are connected with the ongoing investigation against former home minister Anil Deshukh and the case should be handed over to the CBI for thorough investigationThe issue needs to be probed by the CBI for a thorough and impartial probe If any other agency also probes this along with CBI then it may create hurdles and overlapping of subject matter There cannot be a parallel investigation Nataraj saidSenior advocate Darius Khambata appearing for the Maharashtra government opposed the transfer of investigation to the CBI and said it would then demoralise the police force of the stateParam Bir Singh seeks to adopt the mantle of a whistleblower now after being at the head of this system He writes this letter to the Chief Minister and somehow he thinks that this letter will grant him some kind of immunity Khambata saidThe apex court at this juncture said No he is not claiming any immunity He says investigate everything against me Here a very murky affair is going on amid echelons of power on who should investigate He is not saying quash the FIR Let me make it very clear that I am not treating Param Bir Singh as a whistleblower These are fallouts when people fall uponTherefore a thorough investigation here is also in the interest of the state It is reflecting on the state where the home minister and the police commissioner are involved in serious allegations Justice Kaul saidKhambata contended that the only reason for CBI probe is to have a thorough and impartial investigation and they say it concerns extortion of money from dance bars etcAll this is based on media reports he saidThe bench then said Media reports dont bother us Yesterday the political dispensation of the Maharashtra government made statements about how they may not get a fair hearing at the hands of the judiciary and it was in press today and we read it This has become a habit We have also got used to handling them But this has not bothered us We throw them in the dustbin where they deserve to be thrown Singh is facing multiple cases of extortion corruption and misconduct and was removed from the post of Mumbai police chief over his alleged mishandling of the Antilia bomb scare caseThe top court had granted him a major relief on November 22 when it directed the Maharashtra Police not to arrest him in criminal cases lodged against him and wondered if he was being hounded for filing cases against police officers and extortionists what could happen to a common manThe Maharashtra Police had earlier told the apex court that Singh cannot be considered a whistleblower under the law as he chose to speak out against alleged corruption involving former state home minister Anil Deshmukh only after he was transferredSeeking dismissal of Singhs plea for a CBI probe into the entire matter and against any coercive action by the state the Maharashtra government had filed an affidavit in the apex court and said that the ongoing investigation in criminal cases against the former top police officer should not be interfered withPrior to this the Bombay High Court had dismissed Singhs petition seeking quashing of inquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra government and said he can approach the Central Administrative Tribunal holding it was a service matter It had rejected his claim that the governments action was a consequence of his allegations of corruption against Deshmukh PTI PKS ZMN

New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): In a major relief to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, the Supreme Court on Thursday transferred the investigation of the cases filed against him to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

New Delhi Mar 24 PTI The Supreme Court Thursday transferred to CBI the investigation against former police commissioner Param Bir Singh over the allegations of misconduct and corruptionA very murky affair is going on amid echelons of power on who should investigate the matter a bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh saidThe apex court said a thorough investigation is required to regain faith of people in the state policeThe bench said We are unable to accept the contention that an FIR is registered by those who had complaints against the petitioner We are of the view that state itself should have allowed CBI to carry the investigationWe are of the prima facie view that there is some concerted effort which needs the investigation by CBI What is the truth who is at fault how does such scenario come to prevail is something which investigation must get into CBI must hold an impartial inquiry into all these aspectsThe top court said it was not commenting on merits of the allegations as it does not want the investigation to be influenced in any mannerWe do not want the investigation to be influenced by the observation of this court The High Court has treated this as a service dispute which it is not and thus we set aside the HC verdict We allow the appeal and direct the probe into 5 FIRs be transferred to CBI with all records Such transfer to be completed within one week and all officials to extend full cooperation to CBI to try arrive at the truth the bench said PTI PKS SA

New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the interim protection from arrest granted to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in a case related to the allegations of misconduct and corruption.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 1 (ANI): Maharashtra government on Monday appointed former acting Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner.