Minister demands fund from officer, former Mumbai Police chief said

A few days after he stepped down from the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh has alleged that Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh demanded h 100 crore every month from suspended police officer Sachin Waze, who is now the National Investigation Agency (NIA) ) Is in custody. Antilia bomb case

Mr. Singh made this allegation in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday.

However, Mr. Deshmukh denied the allegations, saying that the letter was being written by an officer, who was interrogating Mr. Waze in the case. Mr. Singh’s letter came in the wake of reports indicating possible investigation against him and arrest by the NIA in the bombings case.

“The former police commissioner, Param Bir Singh, has made false accusations in the case of Mukesh Ambani and Mansukh Hiren to protect themselves and the investigation done so far is clearing the case and going towards Mr. Singh. Have been. Also, Mr. Deshmukh said. He said a defamation suit would be filed against Mr. Singh.

Mr. Deshmukh said in a statement that the alleged chat by Mr. Singh with another officer, ACP Sachin Patil, was on March 16, a day before he was dismissed from responsibility.

“If he was informed of this in February then why was he silent for this time?” The only reason for this is to divert attention from the death of Mansukh Deer as well as the ongoing investigation in the explosive case as it is becoming a problem for him.

He said that he (Singh) is trying to blackmail the government after getting into trouble with Sachin Vej in the explosive case. It is known that both Waze and Patil are close to Singh and the decision to reinstate Waze was taken in his capacity as no minister is involved in the same, ”he said.

Mr. Deshmukh said that he has demanded a fair inquiry from Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and will file a defamation suit against the officer.

The opposition BJP was demanding action against Mr. Deshmukh citing allegations by Mr. Singh. He said that Mr. Deshmukh should take moral responsibility.

Mr. Singh said in his letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, “Mr. Sachin Waze, who was heading the Crime Intelligence Unit of the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police, was called to his official residence by Mr. Anil Deshmukh, Hon’ble Home Minister, Maharashtra. Was. Dnyaneshwar instructed several times and repeatedly in the last few months to assist in the collection of funds for the Honorable Home Minister. In mid-February and thereafter, the Honorable Home Minister called Mr. Vazé to his official residence. At that time, one or two staff members of the Honorable Home Minister, including his personal secretary, Mr. Palande, were present. The Honorable Home Minister expressed to Mr. Waze that he had a target of depositing a 100 crore every month. “

According to Mr. Singh, the minister told Mr. Waze that there are about 1,750 bars, restaurants and other establishments in Mumbai and that if a sum of Rs 2-3 lakh was collected from each of them, then the monthly collection of -40- 50 crores. Received

In the letter, Mr. Singh has also stated that he was not in favor of the Mumbai Police investigating the suicide of Mohan Delkar, MP of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the minister was forced to seek ‘political mileage’. He even claimed that many of Mr. Deshmukh’s actions were politically motivated and found Mr. Singh’s reservations and resistance undesirable.

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded Mr. Deshmukh’s resignation. “The allegations made in the letter are very serious and have never been done in the history of the state. Either the Home Minister should resign immediately, accepting moral responsibility or ask Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to resign. The BJP on Sunday launched a statewide agitation demanding the removal of Shri Deshmukh.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has also demanded Deshmukh’s resignation, citing Mr. Singh’s letter.

On the other hand, the Congress questioned the timing of the letter.

“The Home Minister said a month ago that he was under pressure. Central agencies are being used to pressure the administration.

Commenting on Mr. Singh’s claim that the Mumbai Police should not have investigated the suicide of MP Mohan Delkar, he said that if the Bihar Police can investigate the Sushant Singh Rajput case, then the Mumbai Police will investigate the case of Delkar’s death Why can’t she? “The entire episode is being planned to suppress the case of Dalekar death,” he alleged.