Param Bir Singh is facing at least four extortion cases.
New Delhi: Former mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh is not in hiding and his lawyer told the apex court today that he was in india and a few days later, the court refused to arrest him and asked for his whereabouts.
Param Bir Singh did not want to flee, did not want to run anywhere but his lawyer told the apex court that his life was in danger.
He faces the threat of the mumbai police the moment he touches land in Maharashtra, the lawyer said.
Bookies and others involved in illegal activities have registered an FIR against him, he added.
Judge SK Kaul questioned, What kind of message does a former mumbai police commissioner send when he says he is under threat from the mumbai police?
At a hearing last Thursday, the supreme court questioned his whereabouts.
Where are you? Are you in or out of this country? Are you in any state? where are you?
Mr Singh's lawyer argued that he could "get out of the hole" if he was "allowed to breathe". To which the judges responded harshly: Look at the lack of confidence in the organization, he was the Commissioner of Police, but we are not going to treat him differently, he is demanding security, are you saying he will come to India? Do the courts protect him?
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