ED records statement of Parambir Singh

Mumbai, Dec 5 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday confirmed that it has recorded the statement of suspended Mumbai police commissioner Parambir Singh in connection with money laundering case against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh.

The sources added that on Friday, Singh was questioned for over five hours at the ED office by a Deputy Director of the agency and his statement was then recorded.
Singh had earlier been summoned thrice by the ED, but he failed to appear before it.
Singh was suspended by the Maharashtra government a few days ago following registration of FIRs against him and other police personnel on charges of extortion.
Anil Deshmukh and his aides have been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in this case.

In March, Singh had levelled allegations of corruption and misuse of official position against Deshmukh after he was shunted from the post of the police commissioner in the aftermath of the Antilia bomb scare incident.
He had accused Deshmukh of asking police officers to collect Rs 100 crore a month from restaurants and bars in Mumbai, a charge which the NCP leader denied. Singh, who was declared .