Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, who was recently shunted from the top post, has alleged that Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had asked suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze to collect Rs 100 crore for him every month.
Vaze was suspended and sent into the custody of the National Investigation Agency for his alleged role in placing the explosives-laden vehicle found near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai.
In his letter, Param Singh Singh said Sachin Vaze, who was heading the Crime Intelligence Unit of the Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police, was called by Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to his official residence Dyaneshwar several times in the last few months and repeatedly instructed to assist in the collection of funds for him.
In and around mid-February and thereafter, Home Minister had called Vaze to his official residence. At that time, one or two staff members of Home Minister including his Personal Secretary, Palande, were also present.
Home Minister Anil Deshmukh expressed to Vaze that he had a target to accumulate Rs 100 crore a month. For achieving the target, the Deshmukh told Vaze that there are about 1,750 bars, restaurants and other establishments in Mumbai and if a sum of Rs 2-3 lakhs each was collected from each of them, a monthly collection of Rs 40-50 crores was achievable.
Param Bir Singh in the letter further accused Home Minister adding that he instructed Vaze to take care of the remaining collection from other sources.
