Lookout notice issued against former Mumbai CP Param Bir Singh

In Maharashtra, a lookout notice against former Mumbai CP and  IPS officer Param Bir Singh in connection with an extortion case has been issued by Thane police. The notice was issued in the extortion case registered at the Thane Nagar Police Station against Singh and 27 others on July 30 on a complaint of businessman Ketan Tanna. In his complaint, Tanna has alleged that when Singh was the Thane Police Commissioner between January 2018 and February 2019, the accused extorted Rs 1.25 crore from him by summoning him to the AEC office and threatening to frame him up in serious criminal cases.

During investigation, the probe team felt the necessity to issue a lookout notice against Singh, following which a proposal in this regard was sent to authorities concerned,  Thane Police Commissioner Jai Jeet Singh told a news agency. A second case of extortion has been registered against Singh and DCP Parag Manere at the Kopri Police Station in Thane city. In this case too, a proposal about issuing lookout notices against Singh and Manere has been sent by the police, the official said.