Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh gets clean chit from CBI in 5 cases
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has given a clean chit to former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in all five cases registered against him, deeming them false, as per reports.The CBI filed a closure report in the Kopri police station case in January last year, while the closure report in the Bazarpeth police station case was filed on June 11, 2025.The cases, which reportedly included allegations of extortion registered at Kopri and Bazarpeth police stations in Thane, were found to have no merit, with the agency officially closing all five cases against the senior officer.The case involved a business dispute between Shyam Sunder Agrawal and Sanjay Punamiya, former partners in M/s Tirupati Balaji Enterprises and M/s Rajaram Dev Enterprises.Complainant Sharad Agrawal had alleged that Punamiya used his influence with senior police officers, including Param Bir Singh and DCP Parag Manere, to falsely implicate his uncle, Shyam Sunder Agrawal, and extort money through threats and coercion.However, after a thorough investigation, the CBI concluded that there was no material evidence to support the claim that Param Bir Singh misused his position for extortion. The agency noted that the complainant’s voluntary participation in settlements and the delayed reporting of the alleged incidents (reported only in 2021) weakened the credibility of the allegations.With this, Param Bir Singh, who faced significant scrutiny during the 2021 controversies in Maharashtra, has been officially cleared in all five extortion cases by the CBI.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has given a clean chit to former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in all five cases registered against him, deeming them false, as per reports.
The CBI filed a closure report in the Kopri police station case in January last year, while the closure report in the Bazarpeth police station case was filed on June 11, 2025.
The cases, which reportedly included allegations of extortion registered at Kopri and Bazarpeth police stations in Thane, were found to have no merit, with the agency officially closing all five cases against the senior officer.
The case involved a business dispute between Shyam Sunder Agrawal and Sanjay Punamiya, former partners in M/s Tirupati Balaji Enterprises and M/s Rajaram Dev Enterprises.
Complainant Sharad Agrawal had alleged that Punamiya used his influence with senior police officers, including Param Bir Singh and DCP Parag Manere, to falsely implicate his uncle, Shyam Sunder Agrawal, and extort money through threats and coercion.
However, after a thorough investigation, the CBI concluded that there was no material evidence to support the claim that Param Bir Singh misused his position for extortion. The agency noted that the complainant’s voluntary participation in settlements and the delayed reporting of the alleged incidents (reported only in 2021) weakened the credibility of the allegations.
With this, Param Bir Singh, who faced significant scrutiny during the 2021 controversies in Maharashtra, has been officially cleared in all five extortion cases by the CBI.
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