NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday rejected the claims of Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh, who alleged that Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was corrupt and wanted police officers to collect money.
Param Bir Singh, who was under flak over the arrest of police officer Sachin Vaze in the case related to the bomb scare near Mukesh Ambani's house Antilia, was transferred from the post of Mumbai police commissioner to the low-key Home Guards on March 17.
On March 20, in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Singh said he was made a scapegoat and alleged that Home Minister Anil Deshmukh wanted police officers including Sachin Vaze to collect Rs 100 crore per month, half of it from nearly 1,750 bars, restaurants and similar establishments operating in Mumbai.
Pawar said that Deshmukh was in the hospital when Param Bir Singh claimed Vaze had met him in mid-February. He also produced certificates from Alexis Hospital where Deshmukh was recuperating from Covid-19.
Deshmukh was in the hospital from February 5-15 and later in home quarantine till February 27, according to his claims. Where is the question of inquiry when the allegations against Deshmukh by Parambir Singh have been found wrong? Pawar asked.
(With agency inputs)
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