Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh told the Supreme Court that the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government was protecting Sanjay Pandey, Director General of Police as it was going “hammer and tongs” against him by filing number of cases.
In his rejoinder to the affidavit filed by the Maharashtra government before the top court, Param Bir Singh stated while the government was registering cases against him, it was defending DGP Pandey as it was also filing writ petitions before the Bombay High Court.
“What have been conveniently suppressed by the State of Maharashtra is its attempts to thwart the CBI investigation by filing writ petition seeking to protect Sanjay Pandey and other persons involved in the witch hunt against a bona fide whistle blower (Singh),” stated Param Bir Singh’s rejoinder.
“It also states that the state wants to protect the wrongdoers and further that the State is not cooperating with the investigation,” Param Bir Singh quoted from the affidavit in reply of the CBI.
Current the former Mumbai Police commissioner has five FIRs and two inquiries agaisnt him.
