Param Bir Singh seeks more time to appear before Enforcement Directorate

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh on Monday asked for more time from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear before the agency ahead of his summons citing health reasons.
According to Enforcement Directorate (ED), Param Bir Singh has cited health reasons for skipping summons, saying that he is unwell and is scheduled to undergo surgery.

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

Singh wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleging that Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had indulged in "malpractices" and asked suspended API Sachin Waze to collect Rs 100 crore every month.

Waze had also written a letter to the NIA in April, claiming that Maharashtra ministers Anil Deshmukh and Anil Parab asked him to illegitimately collect money for them.

Waze, who is being probed by the NIA in the Antilia bomb scare, was produced by the agency for further custody when he attempted to submit this letter. The court, however, told him to follow due process and did not accept it.

The ED on May 11 registered a case of money laundering against Deshmukh.Earlier in April, the CBI had conducted raids at four premises of Deshmukh after registering an FIR against him in connection with the case.

An FIR was filed based on Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act) and criminal conspiracy (IPC 120 B).