Ousted Top Cop Writes To Maha CM, Accuses Min Deshmukh Of Extortion

Param Bir Singh, former Mumbai Police Commissioner, writing to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has stated that State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh asked cops to raise money from hotels and bars. Singh, in an eight-page letter, claimed that Deshmukh called arrested cop Sachin Waze and other officers at his home to give them collection targets, reportedly asking Rs 100 crore/month. However, Deshmukh has denied the allegations terming it Singh’s stance to escape the Sachin Waze case.