“Exortion For Police Transfer”: Ravi Shankar Prasad Shreds Anil Deshmukh

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a blistering assault on the Maharashtra authorities as we speak, accusing the state’s residence minister Anil Deshmukh of extorting cash for police transfers. The matter was highlighted by former Mumbai prime cop Param Bir Singh, who has additionally accused the house minister of working an extortion racket with the assistance of a number of law enforcement officials who’ve been given a goal of Rs 100 crores a month.

“Cash was being taken (vasooli) for the switch for law enforcement officials. Extortion is being executed… that too for prime law enforcement officials… The House Minister of Maharashtra is extorting cash for transfers and postings. Was the minister taking cash for himself, his occasion, or his authorities is but to be identified,” the Union Minister informed journalists as we speak.

The money for transfers subject was talked about by Mr Singh in his petition to the Supreme Courtroom filed over the weekend.  He talked about a report by IPS officer Rashmi Shukla, made final August, alleging malpractices in postings and transfers by Mr Deshmukh.  

The knowledge was based mostly on telephonic interception. Ms Shukla, the Commissioner Intelligence, State Intelligence Division, had introduced it to the discover of the Director Common of Police, who in flip introduced it to the information of the state’s Further Chief Secretary House Division, he stated.

“She was shunted out somewhat than taking any agency motion towards stated Anil Deshmukh,” Mr Singh had added.

“See how this vasooli switch scheme was working,” Mr Prasad stated. “Sachin Waze was a former cop in Maharashtra. He was eliminated for 15-16 years. After that he joins the Shiv Sena and is a celebration member for a few years… then all of a sudden he’s reinstated within the police pressure. The rationale they offer is that plenty of cops are falling unwell throughout the pandemic. Then Sachin Waze is discovered proper within the midst of a conspiracy which entails gelatin sticks, explosives and killings,” he added, referring to the explosives scare close to the home of industrialist Mukesh Ambani.

The Nationalist Congress Celebration — an ally in Maharashtra’s ruling alliance — has dismissed Rashmi Shukla’s report as “false declare”.

“The checklist which is talked about within the report, of that, 80 per cent of transfers have not occurred… false claims have been made within the report based mostly on unlawful cellphone tapping,” NCP’s Nawab Malik has stated.

Your complete subject, he added, “has been orchestrated to create a sensation in Maharashtra and all the nation”.