Extortion case: Ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh moves Bombay HC, seeks quashing of FIR against him

Former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh, whose scathing letter led to the resignation of Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, has moved the Bombay HC seeking cancellation of the FIR registered against him.

Param Bir Singh, former police commissioner of Mumbai, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him. In his plea, the former top cop accused the Maharashtra government of launching a 'witch hunt' against him. Ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh moves SC seeking probe against Anil Deshmukh.#ITVideo #ParambirSingh #AnilDeshmukh pic.twitter.com/b04WvHkUK8 All-out war between Maharashtra govt and Police; Param Bir Singh seeks CBI probe on Anil Deshmukh. Take a look at this report by @kamleshsutar. #NewsToday with @sardesairajdeep pic.twitter.com/TPr48Dv3lM Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared for Param Bir Singh before a division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice Manish Pitale of the high court. Rohatgi cited different dates, including that of Param Bir Singh's petition in the Supreme Court and another in the Bombay HC against former Maharashtra home minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh. In his petitions, Param Bir Singh had accused Anil Deshmukh of ordering policemen, including suspended API Sachin Vaze, to collect Rs 100 crore from businesses in Mumbai.