Mumbai: A man accused in an extortion case allegedly involving former Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh and others was arrested here on Thursday afternoon. This information was given by a police officer. The crime branch of Mumbai Police, probing the extortion case registered at the suburban Goregaon police station, arrested the accused Vinay Singh from a cafe, the official said.
This is the fourth arrest in this case in which Parambir Singh, sacked assistant police inspector Sachin Waje and Riyaz Bhati are among the accused. He said that Parambir Singh has the protection of the court from arrest, while Bhati is absconding. Parambir Singh has been suspended by the Maharashtra government over criminal cases against him.
The case was registered on a complaint by businessman Bimal Agarwal in which he had accused Waje of extorting money at the behest of senior IPS officer Singh. According to the complaint, Waje, who is in jail in another criminal case, had taken Rs 9 lakh and two expensive mobile phones from the businessman for not raiding two restaurant-cum-bars run by the businessman in Goregaon.
Vinay Singh had filed an anticipatory bail plea which was rejected and the Supreme Court asked him to surrender before the police, the official said.
DCP (Detection-1) Nilotpal said that crime branch officials had received a tip-off about Vinay Singh’s arrival at a cafe in suburban Kandivali and accordingly a team was sent to nab him. He said that the accused did not surrender as per the directions of the apex court, hence the crime branch arrested him.(agency)