MUMBAI: Former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh appeared before a court as well as recorded his statement in neighbouring Thane city in connection with an extortion case.
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The case was registered against Singh and 28 others on the complaint lodged by builder and alleged bookie Ketan Tanna in July. As per the complaint, when Singh was the Thane police commissioner between 2018 and 2019, he and other accused extorted Rs 1.25 crore from Tanna and Rs 3 crore from Tanna’s friend Sonu Jalan.
Singh faces six cases of corruption and extortion lodged at various police stations of Maharashtra. On Friday, Singh appeared before the Thane Nagar police station in connection with another extortion case. The crime branch grilled him for seven hours and did his cross-examinations in the case.
The senior IPS officer, who was recently declared an absconder by a court, had arrived in Mumbai on Thursday after remaining untraceable for over six months. The Supreme Court had granted Singh protection from arrest a few days ago.