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{{short description|Police commissioner of Mumbai}}
{{short description|Police commissioner of Mumbai}}
{{Infobox police officer|image=|name=Param Bir Singh|other_names=|birth_date=|birth_place=|department=[[Maharashtra Police]]|service=|rank=[[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director general of police|Director General of Police]]|awards=|education=|serviceyears=1988 - 2020}}
{{Infobox police officer|image=|name=Param Bir Singh|other_names=|birth_date=|birth_place=|department=[[Maharashtra Police]]|service=|rank=[[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director general of police|Director General of Police]]|awards=|education=|serviceyears=1988 - 2020}}
'''Param Bir Singh''' is a 1988 batch [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer who served as [[Police Commissioner of Mumbai]], from 29 February 2020 until his removal on 18 March 2021.<ref name="indianexpress-removal">{{cite news |title=Ambani home bomb scare, Waze mess fallout: Mumbai Police Commissioner is shunted out |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mumbai-police-commissioner-mukesh-ambani-sachin-waze-7233247/ |access-date=19 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |agency=Express News Service |date=18 March 2021}}</ref> Param Bir Singh succeeded [[Sanjay Barve]] as police commissioner. He was previously posted as the Director General (DG) of the [[Anti Corruption Bureau, Maharashtra|Anti-Corruption Bureau]] (ACB). He is a former Police Commissioner of [[Thane]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|others=PTI|title=Param Bir Singh Appointed As New Mumbai Police Commissioner|url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/param-bir-singh-appointed-as-new-mumbai-police-commissioner-2187663|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-05|website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Param Bir Singh new Mumbai Police Commissioner|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/param-bir-singh-new-mumbai-police-commissioner/articleshow/74412995.cms|access-date=2020-10-11}}</ref> The [[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra government]] removed Singh as commissioner on 18 March 2021 in the aftermath of a [[Antilia bomb scare|security incident]] in which sticks of [[gelignite]] were discovered outside of the home of businessman [[Mukesh Ambani]].<ref name="indianexpress-removal" /> Param Bir was succeeded by Hemant Nagrale as [[Police Commissioner of Mumbai|Police Commissioner of Mumbai.]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-17|title=‘Challenging phase’: Hemant Nagrale takes charge as Mumbai Police commissioner|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/challenging-phase-hemant-nagrale-takes-charge-as-mumbai-police-commissioner-101615991865274.html|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
'''Param Bir Singh''' is a 1988 batch [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer who served as [[Police Commissioner of Mumbai]], from 29 February 2020 until his removal on 18 March 2021.<ref name="indianexpress-removal">{{cite news |title=Ambani home bomb scare, Waze mess fallout: Mumbai Police Commissioner is shunted out |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mumbai-police-commissioner-mukesh-ambani-sachin-waze-7233247/ |access-date=19 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |agency=Express News Service |date=18 March 2021}}</ref> Param Bir Singh succeeded [[Sanjay Barve]] as police commissioner. He was previously posted as the Director General (DG) of the [[Anti Corruption Bureau, Maharashtra|Anti-Corruption Bureau]] (ACB). He is a former Police Commissioner of [[Thane]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|others=PTI|title=Param Bir Singh Appointed As New Mumbai Police Commissioner|url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/param-bir-singh-appointed-as-new-mumbai-police-commissioner-2187663|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-05|website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Param Bir Singh new Mumbai Police Commissioner|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/param-bir-singh-new-mumbai-police-commissioner/articleshow/74412995.cms|access-date=2020-10-11}}</ref> The [[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra government]] removed Singh as commissioner on 18 March 2021 in the aftermath of a security incident in which sticks of [[gelignite]] were discovered outside of [[Antilia (building)|Antilia]], the home of business tycoon [[Mukesh Ambani]].<ref name="indianexpress-removal" />Param Bir was succeeded by Hemant Nagrale as [[Police Commissioner of Mumbai|Police Commissioner of Mumbai.]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-17|title=‘Challenging phase’: Hemant Nagrale takes charge as Mumbai Police commissioner|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/challenging-phase-hemant-nagrale-takes-charge-as-mumbai-police-commissioner-101615991865274.html|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>


After he was removed from his post of Mumbai Police Commissioner, Singh claimed in a detailed letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister, that Vaze was involved in a scheme to collect ₹100 crore from businesses in Mumbai per month as demanded by the Maharashtra home minister [[Anil Deshmukh]].<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/param-bir-singh-letter-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-full-text-1781642-2021-03-20 Full text of ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh's sensational letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray, India Today,  March 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-minister-in-eye-of-storm-7237706/  Anil Deshmukh: The rise and fall of Maharashtra’s unique statesman, Zeeshan Shaikh, Indian Express, March 21, 2021]</ref> Deshmukh's office denied the claim and stated that Param Bir Singh made false allegations against him to save himself from legal action.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-rubbishes-param-bir-singh-s-extortion-claims-101616248976454.html  Param Bir Singh alleges Deshmukh asked Vaze to extort ₹100 cr; minister denies, Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, MAR 20, 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/maharashtra/former-mumbai-commissioner-parmbir-singh-letter-raised-several-questions-on-anil-deshmukh-587280.html क्या मनसुख हिरेन केस NIA के पास जाने से महाराष्ट्र की राजनीति में मची हलचल?, Shivangi Thakur, TV9,21 March 21]</ref>
Devendra Fadnavis claimed that Vaze and Param Bir Singh were just pawns in the hands of the current Maha Vikas Aghadi (a coalition of NCP, Shiv Sena and Indian National Congress) state government.<ref>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/fadnavis-mansukh-hiren-was-murdered-top-cops-buried-evidence-to-save-political-bosses-in-ambani-case/articleshow/81562049.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Fadnavis: Mansukh Hiren was murdered, top cops buried evidence, Mumbai Mirror, Mar 18, 2021]</ref> Param Bir Singh moved to [[Supreme Court of India]] for appealing against Maharashtra's Home Minister [[Anil Deshmukh]] demanding a probe regarding his role in corruption<ref>{{cite web|first1=Sahil Joshi Aneesha Mathur|last1=MumbaiMarch 22|first2=2021UPDATED:|last2=March 22|first3=2021 14:26|last3=Ist|accessdate=2021-03-22|title=Ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh moves SC seeking probe against Anil Deshmukh|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/param-bir-singh-moved-sc-seeking-probe-against-anil-deshmukh-1782202-2021-03-22|website=India Today}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case]]
*[[Anil Deshmukh extortion case]]
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