Param Bir Singh is a former Indian police officer of the 1988 Indian Police Service (IPS) batch. He served as the Police Commissioner of Mumbai and the Director General (DG) of the Maharashtra Home Guard.[1] Following the filing of extortion cases against him, he was untraceable, and was declared as absconding by a Mumbai Magistrate Court.[2][3] Singh was suspended from his present position as The DG of the Home Guard because of his absence by the government of Maharashtra.[4]
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| Nationality |  India | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Police Officer | ||||||||||
| Organization | Mumbai Police | ||||||||||
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Early life
editParam Bir Singh was born in Chandigarh to Hoshyar Singh, who was a civil servant. In 1983, Param Bir completed MA in sociology from Punjab University.[5]
Career
editHis previous posts include Police Commissioner of Mumbai, Director General (DG) of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Police Commissioner of Thane,[6][7] Superintendent of Police in Chandrapur and Bhandara, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection) in Mumbai, Additional Commissioner of Police in North-West Region in Mumbai, Additional Commissioner of Police in Anti-Terrorism Squad, and Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order).[8]
He was the Additional Commissioner of the ATS, when the ATS investigated the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, and arrested the prime accused Sadhvi Pragya and Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit.[9][5] As ACP, he countered the terrorists in Oberoi Trident during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks of 2008.[8]
As Police Commissioner of Thane, he busted the fake international call centre racket at Mira Road[10] in which 6,500 US nationals were cheated.[11] 772 employees were taken into custody from three bogus call centres.[12]
Singh became Police Commissioner of Mumbai on 29 February 2020. He handled the cases of the TRP scam, the Anvay Naik suicide and the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.[8][13] On 18 March 2021, the Maharashtra government removed Singh as commissioner in the aftermath of a security incident in which a parked car containing sticks of gelignite was discovered outside of the home of businessman Mukesh Ambani.[14]
On March 20, 2021 Singh in an eight-page letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleged that then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had asked then Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze "to collect ₹100 Crore every month from businesses based in Mumbai". Deshmukh resigned in April 2021,[15] and was arrested in November 2021 by the Enforcement Directorate.[16]
On 28 October 2021, a court in Maharashtra's Thane issued a non-bailable warrant against Singh in connection with a case of extortion.[17] As per the then Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil, Singh went on leave from his post of DG Home Guards on May 5, 2021 citing ill health, and suggested he may have left the country.[18] The state CID issued a lookout notice against Singh,[19] and on November 17, the Mumbai Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court declared Singh a proclaimed offender, a first for a Mumbai police commissioner.[2][3] He was refused relief from arrest by the Supreme Court citing reasons that a relief from arrest cannot be granted unless and until the guilty party reveals their current location.[20][21] Singh was suspended, and the state government initiated disciplinary action against him over lapses and irregularities including unauthorized absence, as Singh failed to return to duty after his leave on health grounds lapsed on July 29.[22]
Personal life
editSingh is married to Savita Singh who is a law graduate and a director and partner in multiple companies.[23]
Their son, Rohan Singh and daughter, Raina Singh, are lawyers.[24][5][25]
References
edit- ^ "Ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh takes charge as DG of Maharashtra Home Guard". indiatoday.in. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh is a proclaimed offender, orders court". 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Mumbai court declares IPS officer Param Bir Singh 'proclaimed offender' in extortion case". The Hindu. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Maharashtra govt suspends Param Bir Singh as DG Home Guard". India Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Prafulla Marpakwar | Uma Kadam (1 March 2020). "NCP nixed Shiv Sena's choice, leaned on ally to pick Param Bir Singh as Mumbai police commissioner | New police chief set to retire in 2022". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Param Bir Singh Appointed As New Mumbai Police Commissioner". NDTV. PTI. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Param Bir Singh new Mumbai Police Commissioner". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Mrityunjay Bose (21 March 2021). "From TRP scam to Sushant Singh Rajput death, Param Bir Singh handled several important cases". deccanherald.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Kiran Tare (17 March 2021). "The rise and fall of Param Bir Singh". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Thane call centre racket claims life of US woman". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Arvind Walmiki (14 October 2016). "Call centre racket: FBI officials arrive in Thane to probe fraud". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Arvind Walmiki (15 October 2016). "Call centre racket: FBI officer meets Thane cops". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Mohamed Thaver (7 October 2020). "'AIIMS report another validation that we were right all along': Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Ambani home bomb scare, Waze mess fallout: Mumbai Police Commissioner is shunted out". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Alok Deshpande (5 April 2021). "Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigns as Bombay High Court orders CBI probe into corruption charges". The Hindu.
- ^ Narayan, Khushboo (2021). "Anil Deshmukh arrested by ED in money laundering". The Indian Express. No. November 2, 2021. Indian Express. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Non- bailable warrant against Param Bir Singh
- ^ Varinder Bhatia; Yogesh Naik; Omkar Gokhale; Jayprakash S Naidu (21 October 2021). "Maharashtra tells HC can't trace Param Bir Singh, defence says not yet 'absconder'". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Priyanka Kakodkar (26 October 2021). "Maharashtra govt begins process to declare Param Bir Singh 'absconder'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "'कहां छुपे हैं बताए बिना कोई सुनवाई नहीं', परमवीर सिंह की याचिका पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट का सख्त रुख". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Kamlesh Damodar Sutar (29 November 2021). "Param Bir Singh faces suspension for violation of service rules, action likely in a week: Sources". India Today. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Yogesh Naik (3 December 2021). "Former Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh suspended". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Savita Singh quits LIC Housing Finance". thehindubusinessline.com. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "A quiet engagement". bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "From Mumbai Police Chief to proclaimed offender Param Bir Singh and his many shady questionable deals". indialegallive.com. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2024.