The Mumbai Police (

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: मुंबई पोलीस,

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: ''Mumbaī Pulīs'', formerly ''Bombay Police'') is the police department of the city of

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. It is a part of Maharashtra Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of

. The force's motto is "'" ( sa, सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय, English: "To protect Good and to destroy Evil"). It is headed by the Commissioner of the Mumbai Police assisted by an

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in the rank of

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, and each district headed is headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police in the rank of Superintendent of Police (excluding jails headed by Inspector Generals). Each police station is headed by a Senior Inspector called the Station House Officer (SHO).

History

Early history

From 1534 until 1661,

(then known as Bombay) was under Portuguese colonial rule. The Portuguese authorities in Mumbai established a

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in 1661, the same year it was transferred to the

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, the new

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established a

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known as the Bhandari Militia (which consisted of approximately 600 Bandareen men supplied by 100 local landowners) in 1669 to combat street gangs that targeted sailors. This new force, which was organised by

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, was headquartered at

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, Sevree and

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stationed in each headquarter) and used primarily for

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purposes. In 1672, the city administration implemented a policy of having all law enforcement decisions to be subject to

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by the

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, though the East India Company suffered from a lack of trained judges during the first decades of their control over Mumbai. The situation remained unchanged for decades.Mumbai Police Force
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website. By 1682, law enforcement in Mumbai remained stagnant, and there was only one ensign, two corporals and three

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s in the Bhandari Militia.

Creation and early days

On 29 March 1780, the office of the Lieutenant of Police was dissolved and the office of Deputy of Police was created. James Tod, the then Lieutenant of Police was appointed as the first Deputy of Police on 5 April 1780. He was tried and dismissed for corruption in 1790. Subsequently, the designation was changed to "Deputy of Police and High Constable". In 1793, Act XXXIII, Geo. III was promulgated. The post of Deputy of Police was abolished and a post of Superintendent of Police was created in its place, with a ''Deputy of Superintendent of Police'' assisting him. Mr. Simon Halliday was the first Superintendent of Police, and governed till 1808. During this time, a thorough revision and re-arrangement of policing in the area outside the Fort was carried out. The troublesome area known as "Dungree and the Woods" was split up into 14 Police divisions, each division being staffed by two English constables and a varying number of Peons (not exceeding 130 for the whole area), who were to be stationary in their respective charges and responsible for dealing with all illegal acts committed within their limits.

Post-1857

Following the establishment of

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after the

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, in 1864 Commissioners of Police were assigned to the three presidency towns of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. On 14 December 1864, Sir Frank Souter was appointed as the first Police Commissioner of Bombay; in the same year, Khan Bahadur Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Imam became the first Indian to be appointed to a senior rank in the Bombay Police, while Souter remained in office for 24 years until 3 July 1888. In 1896, the Police Commissioner of Bombay's office was moved to an Indo-Saracenic building, which it still occupies to this day. The building has been designated as a protected heritage site by the

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After 1947

After independence, many changes to the Bombay Police were instituted. On 15 August 1947, J.S. Bharucha became the first Indian head of the Bombay Police, taking over from the last British Commissioner, Mr. A.E. Caffin. A dog squad was set up in 1965. Computers were first used by the Bombay police in 1976. A Narcotics Cell and an anti-terrorist special operations squad were created in 1989. The service was renamed to Mumbai Police in 1995, following the renaming of Bombay to Mumbai. In 1995, the control room was computerised, and finally, in 1997, the Mumbai Police went online.

Modernisation and present day

A massive modernization of the Mumbai Police took place in 2005. New vehicles, guns and electronic equipment were procured for police use. The Tourist Squad was also created to patrol the beaches of Mumbai. On 30 May 2009 the Maharashtra government in Mumbai set up a police station dedicated to tackling cyber crime. It is the third such facility in India after Bangalore and Hyderabad. The dedicated police station will now register first information reports (FIRs) on its own and investigate offences pertaining to cyberspace. It is not clear how people abroad may report to Mumbai Cybercell. The police station will take care of all cyber cases in the city including that of terror e-mails. The existing Cyber Crime Investigation Cell of the city police probes cyber offences, but the FIRs are registered in local police stations depending on the site of the offence. A specially trained team of over 25 policemen, headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), were selected for the new job. The facility will function under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Preventive) and Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime).

Headquarters

The Mumbai Police Headquarters are in a Grade II-A listed heritage building that was built in 1894 and designed by John Adams, who also designed the Royal Bombay Yacht Club. It is located opposite

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in South Mumbai, a mile away from the

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. The construction work started on 17 November 1894 and finished two years later on 24 December 1896. The building was formally opened on 1 January 1897. The architectural style of the building is

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. In contrast to the

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in Fort, which uses blue

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and was built some two decades earlier, this building uses yellow basalt. The building underwent a major restoration in 2017 for the first time in its 120-year history. In 2018, it was announced that a police museum funded by

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would open in the building. Since then, there have been no further developments.

Organisation

The Mumbai Police Department is headed by a Police Commissioner, who is an

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officer. The Mumbai Police comes under the state home department through Maharashtra Police. The city is divided into Twelve police zones and Twenty Five traffic police zones, each headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police. The Traffic Police is a semi-autonomous body under the Mumbai Police. The department holds several programs for the welfare of its officials including Retirement Planning Workshop.

Geographical division

Mumbai police is broadly divided into five regions namely Central, North, South, East and West. For administrative purposes, each region is subdivided into 3 to 4 zones. Each zone contains 3 to 4 police stations. Each zone is commanded by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). Apart from the 12 zones, there is also an additional

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zone. Police stations under the Port zone keep vigil on the Mumbai Port and container terminals in Mumbai. There are a total of 91 police stations in the jurisdiction of Mumbai Police. Every police station has a Police Inspector who is the in-charge officer of the station.

Subunits

Mumbai Police is divided into the following units: * Local Police * Special Unit Service * Crime Branch * or Cyber Cell is a wing of Mumbai Police, India, to deal with

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s, and to enforce provisions of India's

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, namely, The Information Technology Act, 2000, and various cyber crime related provisions of criminal laws, including the

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, and the Companies Act of India subsection on IT-Sector responsibilities of corporate measures to protect cybersecurity. Cyber Crime Investigation Cell is a part of Crime Branch, Criminal Investigation Department of the Mumbai Police. * Commando Force * Detection Unit (

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) * Anti Terrorist Squad * Traffic Police * Administration * Social Service Cell * Narcotics Cell * Wireless Cell * Local Armed Police * Anti-Extortion Cell * Modus Operandi Bureau * Missing Persons Bureau *

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* Intelligence Unit * Protection & Security * Riot Control Police * Economic Offenses Wing * Juvenile AID Protection Unit * Quick Response Team * Force One Each of these units have a Chief of the rank of Joint Commissioner of Police.

Insignia of Mumbai Police (City Police)

;Gazetted Officers ;Non-gazetted officers

Hierarchy

Recruitment

Those who join the police department through the subordinate services examination of the

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enter the force at the lowest ranks of the force. Their starting rank is that of a Police constable. Those who join the police force through the combined competitive examination of the

holds a starting rank of

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or Deputy Superintendent of Police of Maharashtra Police Service . Civil Servants who join the police force through the civil service examination conducted by UPSC holds a starting rank of

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cadre. Generally the

officers make it to the highest rank of Director General. The Commissioner of Police of Mumbai, an IPS officer is one of the rank of Additional Director General of Police.

High-profile cases

26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks

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Chief

Hemant Karkare Hemant Karkare AC () (12 December 1954 – 27 November 2008) was the chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). He was killed in action during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. In 2009, he was posthumously given the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest p ...

, Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Kamte and Encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar were among the policemen who fell to the bullets of the terrorists. Then Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Crime Branch Mr. Rakesh Maria under the leadership of Police Commissioner

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tackled the abrupt attack by his superb skills. Mr. Ramesh Mahale, then an officer with crime branch investigated the case and brought the lone arrested militant Ajmal Kasab to justice. Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor was shunted out of his office. Mahale resigned recently over a murder case investigation which he was leading. In the following year, as a response to these attacks, a specialised counter-terrorism unit, Force One was formed and commissioned on 24 November 2009, two days before the anniversary of the

26/11 The 2008 Mumbai attacks (also referred to as 26/11, pronounced "twenty six eleven") were a series of Terrorism, terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamist terrorist organisation from P ...

terror attacks. A Committee was appointed to look into the failures of cops pertaining to the terror attack. The Ram Pradhan Committee, as it came to be known, furnished a report recommending a series of improvements & reforms. The State Government of Maharashtra however never had this report tabled in the legislature fearing a fallout over strictures passed in the report. A Public Interest Litigation has been filed by social activist Ketan Tirodkar to demand equal justice for all the police who were killed in the terror attack; especially for the members of the Bomb Disposal Squad of Mumbai Police. During the hearing of the petition, the Government informed the High Court that the Federal Government of India has rejected the proposal to award the Bomb Disposal Squad of the city police for their contribution in defusing granades in the terror attack.

Sheena Bora murder case

Sheena Bora, an executive working for

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based in Mumbai, went missing on 24 April 2012. In August 2015, the Mumbai Police had received a tip-off from an unknown man claiming that Sheena Bora had been murdered. After they got in touch with their Counterparts in Pune, they arrested her mother,

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, her stepfather Sanjeev Khanna, and her mother's chauffeur, Shyamvar Pinturam Rai, for allegedly abducting and killing her and subsequently burning her corpse. They also arrested Indrani's husband,

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in connection with the case. Rai has now been allowed to turn approver in the case after he was pardoned by the Bandra Magistrate Court in Mumbai. As of May 2017, Indrani, Peter, and Sanjeev have been lodged in Byculla Women's Prison and

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in Mumbai, respectively.

Equipment

Much of the equipment for the Mumbai Police are manufactured indigenously by the Indian Ordnance Factories controlled by the

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, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Weapons such as Glock Pistols are imported from Austria. These pistols were first imported for the Anti-terrorist Squad in Mumbai when the same was formed in 2004.

Weapons

Rifles SMLE Mk III*,

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, SUB Machine GUN CARBINE 9 mm 1A1, 7.62 MM 1A1, Assault Rifle 7.62 mm, 38 MM Multi Shot Riot Gun,

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, AK-47(247 in total),

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250

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German automatic sub-machine guns have just been ordered., M4, M107 anti-material rifle and SWAT equipment. Pistols Glock pistol,

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, Smith & Wesson M&P.

Detail List of Mumbai police's Vehicles

Mumbai Police Mahindra Bolero Patrol Car

72 speed boats have been also ordered.

Uniform

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s are worn with an orange band and crown that is less stiff such it drops downwards. Khaki short sleeve shirt and long pants are worn by most members. Some women might wear sarees if they prefer. The patch of the police force is visible too.

Mumbai police in popular culture

Because

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, India's Hindi language film industry, is primarily based in Mumbai, the Mumbai police has been frequently portrayed in films. Some of the prominent ones are listed below: * ''

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'' (2002) * '' Dum'' (2003) * '' Aan: Men at Work'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Black Friday'' (2004) * ''

Khakee ''Khakee'' (English translation: The Uniform) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and written by Santoshi and Sridhar Raghavan. The story revolves around an Indian police team on a mi ...

'' (2004) * ''

Shootout at Lokhandwala ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Apoorva Lakhia and co-written and co-produced by Sanjay Gupta, with Ekta Kapoor serving as producer and Suresh Nair serving as writer. B ...

'' (2007) * ''

A Wednesday ''A Wednesday!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Anjum Rizvi and Shital Bhatia under UTV Motion Pictures and Friday Filmworks. Though a work of fiction, the s ...

'' (2008) * '' Mumbai Meri Jaan'' (2008) *'' Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Talaash'' (2012) * '' Shootout at Wadala'' (2013) * ''

The Attacks of 26/11 ''The Attacks of 26/11'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, based on the book '' Kasab: The Face of 26/11'' by Rommel Rodrigues about Ajmal Kasab perpetrator of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The film st ...

'' (2013) * '' Singham Returns (2014) * ''

Ab Tak Chhappan 2 ''Ab Tak Chhappan 2'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film produced by Raju Chada and Gopal Dalvi. The film is directed by Aejaz Gulab and scripted by Nilesh Girkar. The film stars Nana Patekar in the lead role. It also stars ...

'' (2015) * ''

Simmba ''Simmba'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty from a script written by Yunus Sajawal and Sajid-Farhad. The third installment of Shetty's Cop Universe film franchise, the film was produced by Shetty and Relian ...

'' (2018) *'' Darbar'' (2020) * Mumbai Saga (2021) *

Sooryavanshi ''Sooryavanshi'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, Rohit Shetty Picturez, Dharma Productions and Cape of Good Films. The fourth installment of Shetty's '' ...

(2021) Most of these films are based on the operational groups most commonly known as Encounter Squads. Officers like Pradeep Sharma, Vijay Salaskar, Praful Bhosale, Ravindra Angre etc. have previously headed these squads. Junior officers Hemant Desai, Ashok Khot, Sachin Waze, Daya Nayak, Uttam Bhosale etc. assisted them.

Honours

The

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, India's highest civilian honour during peace time, was conferred posthumously upon two Mumbai Police officers –

and Ashok Kamte who laid their lives in the service of the nation during the

2008 Mumbai attacks The 2008 Mumbai attacks (also referred to as 26/11, pronounced "twenty six eleven") were a series of Terrorism, terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamist terrorist organisation from P ...

. Junior officer

Vijay Salaskar Vijay Salaskar, AC (24 February 1957 – 26 November 2008) was an Indian police inspector and encounter specialist with the Mumbai police. He was widely credited with killing 75–80 criminals in encounters – most of these were members of t ...

was also posthumously awarded the

Notable achievements

The Cyber Crime App launched by Mumbai Police in 2019 registered 140,000 incidents within one year whereby 132,000 suspicious phone numbers were tracked.

Controversies

The 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai have been ascribed to massive intelligence failure by Mumbai Police. Indian poet

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in his books and social media posts has exposed several loopholes in criminal investigation by Mumbai Police, especially with regard to Hemangi Sharma Fraud CaseFIR No 1767/18 dated 20 August 2018, Nagpada PS, Mumbai Police

Literature

* Kadam, B. S. Sri; ''Socio-Historical Study Of Police Administration in Bombay Presidency (1861 to 1947);'' Kolhapur 1993 (Diss. Shivaji University) * Kennedy, M. ''Notes On Criminal Classes in the Bombay Presidency Appendices regarding some Foreign Criminals who occasionally visit the Presidency: Including Hints on the Detection of Counterfeit Coin;'' Bombay 1908 * Edwardes, Stephen M. (Commissioner of Police); ''The Bombay City Police: A Historical Sketch, 1672–1916; '' Bombay u.a. 1923 * Edwardes, Stephen M.; ''Crime in India: Brief Review of the more Important Offences included in the Annual Criminal Returns with Chapters on Prostitution & Miscellaneous Matters;'' Oxford u.a. 1924 * Statistiken: gedruckt im: ''Annual Report of Police for the Town and Island of Bombay,'' laufende Monatsstatistiken au
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Notes

References

External links

Official website of the Mumbai Police

Mumbai Traffic Police, Official website
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