For the unversed, the entire investigation in the Antilia bomb scare case had become a huge embarrassment for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, with the opposition BJP accusing Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of shielding Vaze. The saffron party had also demanded the sacking of Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Param Bir Singh.
Reportedly, it was the review committee headed by Param Bir Singh that reinstated Sachin Vaze after 16 years despite a court order against the police officer in the alleged Khwaja Yunus custodial death case. Also, after he was reinstated amid the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Vaze was directly reporting to Param Bir Singh.
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