Ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh’s letter accusing Home Minister Anil Deshmukh is being verified, said the CM’s office. Singh, in an eight-page letter addressed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, alleged that Deshmukh used to call police officers to his official residence and give them a "collection target" asking them to collect funds worth at least Rs 100 crore per month from bars, restaurants and other establishments.
An official statement issued last night by the CM’s office stated that Singh’s unsigned letter is being "verified".
"An unsigned letter in the name of Param Bir Singh, commandant general of Home Guards" was received on the official email ID of the chief minister's secretariat in the afternoon, the Chief Minister's Office said.
An attestation of the letter was needed as Singh’s email Id in the official record was different, the statement said
However, Deshmukh has denied Singh’s allegations and said they are a part of a conspiracy by Singh to save himself and malign the image of the MVA government.
Singh’s letter of accusations come just days after he was transferred from the post of the Mumbai police commissioner due to his alleged involvement in the Sachin Vaze case.
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Assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze was suspended and arrested by the NIA during the investigation of recovery of an explosive-laden SUV car near Mukesh Ambani’s residence on February 25.
Denying Singh’s allegations, Deshmukh said, "In the Mukesh Ambani case and the Mansukh Hiran death case, Sachin Vaze's involvement was established and the trial was to reach Param Bir Singh. It is due to this possibility that these allegations have been levelled.”