Param Bir Singh made false allegations against me: Anil Deshmukh after ED searches

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday that Param Bir Singh made false allegations against him after he was removed from post for his suspicious role. Deshmukh's statement came after ED picked up his personal secretary and personal assistant for questioning.

After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) picked up his personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde for questioning, former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that Param Bir Singh made false allegations against him after he was removed from post for his suspicious role. Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh had alleged in a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in March that Anil Deshmukh had asked Assistant Inspector Sachin Vaze to extort around Rs 100 crore a month and majority of it had to come by targeting bars and restaurants.