Mr Singh, in his petition, has also asked the court to cancel his transfer order, calling the Maharashtra government’s move “illegal and arbitrary”.
Seeking an “impartial and fair investigation” by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the “various corrupt malpractices” of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has now approached the Supreme Court. The former top cop has also challenged his transfer to Home Guards, ordered by the Maharashtra government last week over lapses into the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case.
Last week, in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Mr Singh had leveled explosive allegations against incumbent Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, accusing him of corruption and running an extortion racket.
Param Bir Singh, in his letter, had alleged that Mr Deshmukh had started an extortion racket with several officers, including Sachin Waze, who has been arrested in the Mukesh Ambani explosives case. He wrote that the officers were set a target of ₹ 100 crore a month and told to collect the money from pubs and restaurants.
The minister had met police officer Sachin Waze to discuss the extorting racket in mid-February, Mr Singh had alleged. Another meeting with several others took place at his Mumbai residence on March 4.
Today, Mr Singh asked the court to order that CCTV footage from the residence of Mr Deshmukh be immediately taken into custody.
Mr Singh, in his petition, has also asked the court to cancel his transfer order, calling the Maharashtra government’s move “illegal and arbitrary, in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India”.
The former top cop also asked the court to issue directions to safeguard him from any coercive steps.
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