Mumbai Dec 11 ( UNI) Former Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey appeared before the Thane police crime branch on Wednesday in connection with an extortion case registered against him and other police personnel in August.
Earlier, the High Court had granted him an interim bail restraining the police from arresting him till January 3
The extortion case was registered by Thane Nagar police station against Pandey, following a complaint by businessman Sanjay Punamiya, who alleged that Pandey misused his position to initiate illegal investigation against him and extorted money from him and other businessmen by threatening to book them in false cases.
Along with Pandey, retired ACP Sardar Patil, police inspector Manohar Patil, advocate Shekhar Jagtap, and builder Shymsundar Agrawal and two members of his family, have also been booked. Agrawal is a former business partner of the complainant, Punamiya. UNI AAA SSP