The Killa court on Tuesday sent police inspectors Nandkumar Gopale and Asha Korke, arrested in connection with the extortion case linked to former police commissioner Param Bir Singh, in the state CID’s custody for seven days. The duo played an active role in this case, the agency told the court.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Maharashtra had arrested Gopale and Korke on Monday. In the court, it said the alleged extortions were done at the behest of Singh. Deputy Commissioner of Police Akbar Pathan and businessman Sanjay Punamiya are also accused in the case registered at Marine Drive police station in July, on the complaint of realtor Shyam Sunder Agarwal.