Param Bir Singh appears before Mumbai Police, leaves crime branch office after seven hours

MUMBAI: Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh appeared before the city police and was questioned for around seven hours on Thursday, officials said.

Singh was seen leaving the crime branch unit-11 in an official vehicle around 6.15 pm.

The IPS officer, declared a proclaimed offender by a city court, appeared before the crime branch to record statement in an extortion case registered at Goregaon police station in the city against him.

Meanwhile, the Chandiwal Committee, probing extortion allegations against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, on Thursday asked ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to appear before it.

The Committee said a bailable warrant against Singh that is still in force, will be executed, in case he fails to appear.

with inputs from PTI & ANI