SC protection to Param Bir Singh from arrest
The bench told the lawyer that "if you say your client faces threat to life from the Mumbai Police, then what is the hope for other people.
The bench told the lawyer that "if you say your client faces threat to life from the Mumbai Police, then what is the hope for other people.
The court pointed out that Singh is a Maharashtra cadre officer. Jethmalani pointed at political pressure exerted on officers probing cases against Singh. However, the top court decided to dismiss the petition.
A video statement issued by the party said that there were serious doubts on the sequence of events mentioned in the letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh on Saturday dropped a “letter-bomb” triggering a huge political row in the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra of which the NCP is an integral part.
State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that the current Director-General of Police Hemant Nagrale will be the new Mumbai Police Commissioner while and Param Bir Singh has been moved to Home Guards.
