Mumbai Police forms SIT to probe corruption charges against Param Bir Singh

Mumbai Police on Wednesday said that it has formed a 7-member a Special Investigation Team headed by a DCP-level officer to probe the corruption charges against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and 5 others

The SIT will be headed by DCP Nimit Goyal from the Local Arms department and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Mujawar from Deonar division.

On July 23, a case of extortion has been registered against Param Bir Singh at Kopari Police Station in Thane City Police Commissionerate. It was the second case of extortion in which Param Bir Singh has been named. The other case of extortion has been registered against Singh at Marine Drive Police Station in Mumbai. The complainant is a businessman. A total of 8 people,including six police personnel have been named in the FIR.

The Enforcement Directorate had earlier summoned the former Mumbai Police Commissioner to record a statement in connection with the Rs 100 crore money laundering case against ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

Param Bir Singh, on July 12, sought more time from the ED to appear before it ahead of his summons citing health reasons. Param Bir Singh, in his letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, had alleged that Deshmukh had indulged in "malpractices" and asked suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze to collect Rs 100 crores every month.

Waze was arrested in March in connection with the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) probe into the case of recovery of an explosives-laden SUV near Mukesh Ambani's house in Mumbai and the subsequent murder of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran. The case against the former Home Minister was registered on May 11.