Param Bir Singh appears before police
The Hindu
He was questioned by Crime Branch officials in an extortion case registered against him
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, declared an absconder by a court, arrived in the city on Thursday and was questioned by Crime Branch officials in an extortion case registered against him.
Mr. Singh, , arrived at the office of the unit 11 of the Mumbai police’s Crime Branch in Kandivali after 11 am. He left seven hours later, around 6.15 in the evening. The IPS officer, who is still Director General of Home Guard in Maharashtra, arrived and left in an official car.
“He cooperated with the probe and replied to all our questions. We have issued him a notice, stating that he should appear again whenever required,” a senior official said.
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