Mumbai: Mumbai is abuzz with the disappearance of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, with many speculating that he might have fled the country as investigators were about to close in on him in a bunch of cases, causing a stir between the Congress and the BJP.
"When the [Sachin] Waze episode happened, I had said that if I was in the government, I would have arrested Param Bir Singh first. This means the centre used this IPS officer to defame the state government and so that is why they have aided Param Bir Singh in escaping abroad," Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole said.
BJP spokesperson Ram Kadam countered him, saying, "When Param Bir Singh wrote a letter and brought the ₹ 100-crore extortion allegation to the forefront the fight started then. So that Param Bir Singh does not name his political bosses, has he been sent abroad by his political bosses?"
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The developments come at a time when Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil pointed out that the former Mumbai police chief, who was handling the bomb scare near the home of India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani earlier this year, has raised questions on his investigations which includes a series of extortion cases that are now missing.
"Along with the Union Home Ministry, we're also searching for his whereabouts. I've heard something like that but as a government officer, he can't go abroad without government clearance. We've issued a Lookout Circular and if he went away, then it is not good," Mr Patil said, on reports of Mr Singh fleeing to Russia.
"Whether it is a minister, officer, or Chief Minister, there are limitations and without the permission of the government of India one cannot go outside the country. No one can cross these limitations. What action can be taken will have to be discussed with the centre. Maharashtra government is looking for him and once he is found we will decide," the Home Minister added.
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