MUMBAI: The state CID on Wednesday submitted a report to the Justice Chandiwal Commission saying it had made relentless efforts to trace
former police commissioner Param Bir Singh to serve him a bailable warrant
but he could not be traced.
The case was adjourned to October 18 for recording of evidence. It was the commission’s third attempt to serve a bailable warrant on Singh.
Justice K U Chandiwal is probing into the letter written by Singh to chief minister
Uddhav Thackeray alleging that the then home minister
Anil Deshmukh had set the police a target of mobilising Rs 100 crore for him.
As per the CID report, a team of police personnel visited the last known place of Singh. The report shows that the team had enquired with the doctor from whom Singh received treatment on particular dates. It visited the places where it was heard that he was staying. “The team made relentless efforts, but failed to trace Parambir Singh, as a result, the bailable warrant could not be served,” the CID report said.
Deshmukh’s lawyer and his private secretary Sanjeev Palande’s lawyer urged the commission to issue a non-bailable warrant against Singh and attach his properties. “Provisions of law should be placed in letter and spirit to attach Parambir Singh’s properties, since he is avoiding appearance before the commission,” Deshmukh’s lawyer said.
Deshmukh and Palande’s applications have been kept in abeyance.