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{{main article|Anil Deshmukh extortion case}} | |||
Accusations by ex-police commissioner of Mumbai [[Param Bir Singh]] were leveled, stating in a letter in March 2021 that Mumbai Police personnel [[Sachin Vaze]] was asked by Deshmukh to collect {{INR}}100 [[crore]] per month from hoteliers and bar owners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-asked-waze-to-collect-rs-100-crore-a-month-ex-mumbai-police-commissioner-7237480/|title='Rs 100 crore a month': Ex-Mumbai Police chief raises graft charges against Anil Deshmukh; Minister denies claims|date=20 March 2021}}</ref> Former Mumbai police commissioner M. N. Singh commented saying, "from the contents of the letter, it appears that our police personnel have become robbers and extortionists in uniform."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-polices-image-dented-ex-top-cops/articleshow/81609368.cms|title=Mumbai police's image dented: Ex-top cops | Mumbai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> | Accusations by ex-police commissioner of Mumbai [[Param Bir Singh]] were leveled, stating in a letter in March 2021 that Mumbai Police personnel [[Sachin Vaze]] was asked by Deshmukh to collect {{INR}}100 [[crore]] per month from hoteliers and bar owners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-asked-waze-to-collect-rs-100-crore-a-month-ex-mumbai-police-commissioner-7237480/|title='Rs 100 crore a month': Ex-Mumbai Police chief raises graft charges against Anil Deshmukh; Minister denies claims|date=20 March 2021}}</ref> Former Mumbai police commissioner M. N. Singh commented saying, "from the contents of the letter, it appears that our police personnel have become robbers and extortionists in uniform."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-polices-image-dented-ex-top-cops/articleshow/81609368.cms|title=Mumbai police's image dented: Ex-top cops | Mumbai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> | ||