Mumbai Police

Jigna Vora vs Mumbai Police

Haima Deshpande

The police claim they have a case against this journalist. If so, they must prove it, not vilify and harass her

The Murky World of Crime Reporting

Haima Deshpande

Mumbai’s police-underworld-media nexus is as venal as it is formidable. On his chosen turf, J Dey’s reputation of integrity would have been enough to make him a marked man

India This Week

arindam

CRPF Seeks Police Protection; Left Red-Faced; There Goes the Thakur; Rogue Policemen; The State as Accomplice

It’s a police force that let the nation down on 26 November 2008. The author spent months meeting the men in uniform, from the brass to the beat constable, to get a grip on what really is wrong with the Mumbai force. The answer is a story of incompetence, political venality, corruption, lack of equipment and motivation. This is a force that has AK-47s but can’t afford to load them with bullets. Yes, we need to be scared.