Param Bir Singh
MUMBAI: Former city police commissioner Param Bir Singh will not be arrested till May 20 in connection with an FIR based on a complaint by police officer Bhimrao Ghadge, the state government told the Bombay high court on Thursday.
Special counsel for the state Darius Khambata with public prosecutor gave the assurance on a petition by Singh, who has sought quashing of the “malafide” criminal case. The state will file its reply by May 20 to his petition.
Senior counsel Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for Singh, said the investigation is “completely illegal and amounts to reinvestigation which cannot be undertaken without court nod”.
Atrocities FIR: Won t Arrest Param Bir Singh Till May 20, Maha Govt Tells Bombay HC
Appearing for the state government, senior counsel Darius Khambata said that the allegations of corruption levelled against Param Bir Singh were of serious nature.
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Former Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh will not be arrested till May 20 in connection with the FIR registered against him by Thane police under the Atrocities Act, the Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay High Court.
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by Swarajya Staff - Apr 30, 2021 06:46 AM
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh
Maharashtra Police has filed an FIR against Former Mumbai Commissioner Param Bir Singh after a cop levelled allegations of corruption against him.
The FIR has been registered in Vidharbha s Akola against Singh, DCP Parag Manere and 31 other policemen.
The City Kotwali police in Akola have applied a total of 27 sections against the accused persons.
The various sections under which the FIR has been registered against the police personnel include criminal conspiracy, destruction of evidence and sections of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989.