Search on for Param Bir Singh, says Maharashtra Home Minister
The Hindu
Dilip Walse-Patil says it ‘will not be a good thing’ if the former Mumbai Police Commissioner had left the country.
Amid speculations that former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, who is being probed by the Maharashtra government in multiple cases of extortion, may have left the country, the State government has said that police are searching for him.
State Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil on Thursday told reporters that the government was looking for Mr. Singh and it would “not be a good thing if he had left the country”.
“Whether it is a Minister, senior official or Chief Minister, all those who work for the government have to follow certain rules and regulations. They cannot leave the country without notifying the government and must take prior permission,” said Mr. Walse-Patil. He added that no one could bypass these rules.

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The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.










