Param Bir Singh had in a letter alleged that Deshmukh allegedly asked suspended cop Sachin Vaze to allegedly extort over Rs 100 crore a month from bars and restaurants of Mumbai.
Vaze was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the case of an explosives-laden SUV found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s house.
The agency started its preliminary enquiry into the allegations of bribery against Deshmukh this month on the orders of the high court.
It sent a team of officers from Delhi to Mumbai to carry out the probe.
Singh was shifted from the post of Mumbai police commissioner to the Home Guards department on March 17.
Later, he filed a petition in the HC seeking a CBI probe against Deshmukh, alleging the NCP leader had asked Waze and other police officers to extort Rs 100 crore from restaurants and bars in Mumbai.
Deshmukh, who has denied the allegations, resigned from the cabinet on April 5 after the HC order.
(With inputs from agencies)
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