Anil Deshmukh probe: Former Maharashtra chief secretary Sitaram Kunte appears before ED

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Former Maharashtra chief secretary Sitaram Kunte on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to record his statement in connection with a money laundering case registered against former state home minister Anil Deshmukh, sources said. Kunte, who is currently the principal advisor to Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, reached the agency’s office at Ballard Estate … Read more

ED records statement of suspended Mumbai CP Param Bir Singh

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The Enforcement Directorate has recorded the statement of suspended Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the Maharashtra police establishment, official sources said on Sunday. The statement was recorded on December 3 at the agency’s office in south Mumbai under the provisions of the Prevention … Read more

Maharashtra DGP sends proposal to suspend Param Bir Singh; home department seeks more details

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Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey recently sent a proposal to suspend IPS officer Param Bir Singh and other police officials named in alleged extortion cases, but the state Home Department sought more details, sources said on Saturday. At least four FIRs of `extortion’ have been registered against Singh, a former Mumbai police commissioner, … Read more

One more extortion case filed against Param Bir Singh, this time in Thane

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One more case has been registered against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh for allegedly extorting money from the relative of a builder and kidnapping him for ransom, police said on Friday. A DCP-rank official and three others have also been named in the First Information Report (FIR) that was registered in Thane on … Read more

ED issues fresh summons to ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in money laundering case

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Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has been issued fresh summons by the ED for appearance on July 5 in a money laundering case investigation being conducted against him and others, officials said on Saturday. They said this is the third notice issued to the NCP leader for deposing before the investigating officer of the … Read more

CID to record statements of ‘bookies’ in case against Param Bir Singh

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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Maharashtra Police has called alleged cricket bookies Sonu Jalan, Ketan Tanna and Munir Khan to record their statements on Wednesday in connection with their allegations against IPS officer Param Bir Singh, sources said. Jalan and others, who have lodged complaints of extortion against the former Mumbai police commissioner, have … Read more

Mukesh Ambani security scare: Param Bir Singh appears before NIA

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Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh appeared before the NIA here on Wednesday to record his statement in connection with the case of an explosives-laden SUV found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani‘s residence, an official said. Singh reached the National Investigation Agency‘s (NIA) office in south Mumbai in a car around 9.30 am, he said. … Read more

Maharashtra names retd judge to probe allegations raised by Param Bir Singh

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The Maharashtra government on Tuesday set up a committee headed by a retired judge of high court to probe the corruption allegations levelled by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The one-member panel, to be headed by judge Kailash Uttamchand Chandiwal (retd), is given the time of six … Read more

Mumbai ex-top cop letter: Allegations against Anil Deshmukh serious, says Sharad Pawar—Key developments

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(This story originally appeared in on Mar 21, 2021) NEW DELHI: National Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that allegations levelled against party leader and Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh by Mumbai ex-top cop Param Bir Singh are of serious nature. “The allegations against the Maharashtra home minister are serious. Maharashtra chief … Read more

Anil Deshmukh will not step down: NCP’s Maharashtra chief

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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state chief Jayant Patil said on Sunday that Mumbai Home Minister Anil Deshmukh will not step down. “The letter (Param Bir Singh’s letter to CM) is a reaction after Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister decided to take a tough stand. There is no question of replacing Maharashtra Home Minister,” Patil … Read more