Ex-Cop who charged corruption on Anil Deshmukh says no more evidence
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Mumbai: Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh had informed Justice Chandiwal commission that he had no further evidence to back the corruption allegations he made against former Maharastra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, The Indian Express reported. Singh submitted an affidavit on October 22, through a person who has his power of attorney, stating the same.
Special public prosecutor Shishir Hire, appearing for inquiry commission, said Singh said that affidavits submitted by Waze and ACP Sanjay Patil were enough, and he had nothing more to add further. Singh did not want to cross-examine any witness or lead further evidence with corruption charges he made earlier, Hirey said.
The Enforcement Department (ED) has questioned Anil Deshmukh at his office for over 12 hours and arrested him late on Monday under money laundering and corruption charges. The next hearing on Deshmukh's case is on November 22.
After Singh was removed from Mumbai Police Commissioner's chair in March, he had written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleging that Deshmukh had set targets up to Rs 100 crore for police officers to collect for him from restaurants and bars. Based on the letter, the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) registered an FIR following the Bombay High Court directed for an enquiry. The CBI's FIR became the base for ED's investigation.
The Maharashtra government had set up Justice Chandiwal (retd) commission to investigate allegations levelled against Deshmukh by Singh.
Earlier, during hearings of the Chandiwal Commission, Singh, through his lawyer, had sought adjournments and mentioned that he had challenged the scope of the Commission before the Bombay HC. The HC has but dismissed his petition. It said it was not maintainable and asked him to approach Central Administrative Tribunal.
Also, Singh did not appear before the Commission, which led to multiple summonses, a bailable warrant and later fines of Rs 5000 and Rs 25,000.
The CID team burdened to issue the summons informed the Commission that they couldn't locate Singh at his residences in Mumbai and Chandigarh.
Last week, two non-bailable warrants were issued on Singh in Mumbai and Thane districts over different extortion cases registered in local police stations.