

Wednesday 4 November '09
The Shiv Sena’s attempt at portraying itself as crusaders for the safety of Mumbaikars by floating a security outfit named ‘Bhagwa Guard’ (Saffron Guard) has not gone down well at all with the city police.Tuesday 3 November '09
Vaibhav Parmar, a bank employee in the city, checked his bank balance one morning last month and found, to his surprise, that he had a credit of Rs 80 crore.Saturday
31 October '09The Lashkar terrorists who attacked the Taj Mahal Hotel on 26/11 were told by their handlers in Pakistan that there were two Pak cricketers staying there.Saturday
24 October '09The knotty issue of selecting a police chief for the state is expected to be one of the first key decisions before the new Congress-NCP government with the tenure of DGP S S Virk, who is on a three-month extension, due to end on October 30.Thursday
8 October '09With Assembly elections round the corner, the police have reduced or withdrawn the security of some ministers and public figures with a threat perception, apparently because they were not entitled to it.Monday
5 October '09The Mumbai Police want to use Pakistan’s dossier on its internal probe into the 26/11 attack, submitted to India, as evidence in their case against alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Fahim Ansari.Tuesday
22 September '09Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli’s plan to contest the Assembly elections from jail has left the Mumbai Police worried about...Monday
21 September '09Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli’s plan to contest the Assembly elections from jail has left the Mumbai Police worried about a fresh round of gang wars.Thursday
17 September '09The Supreme Court has given a clean chit to Inspector General of Police Meeran Borwankar, who had been issued strictures by the Bombay High Court for reportedly sending Powai resident Asha Bajaj to a mental hospital in Pune after Bajaj had allegedly stalked her and sent marriage proposals for the officer’s elder son.Tuesday
15 September '09Riyaz Bhatkal, one of the country’s most wanted men for his alleged role in the bomb blasts in Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi, is believed to have found safe haven in Pak.Friday
11 September '09Even as the din over the Ishrat Jahan encounter case continues, there may be more for the Gujarat government to answer.Thursday
27 August '09While Jaswant Singh’s book on Muhammed Ali Jinnah continues to be the focus of raging political debate, the Mumbai Police...Thursday
13 August '09Pakistan has, for the first time, confirmed the role of one of the two Indians charged in the 26/11 terror attacks although only partially.Saturday
8 August '09Police commissioners of several cities across the country besides intelligence officials are scheduled to attend a meeting on Saturday to discuss terrorism and organised crime with the Maharashtra Police top brass in the city on Saturday.Thursday
6 August '09Two weeks ago, hours after he pleaded guilty to his crimes, Ajmal Kasab had offered to draw sketches of two senior Lashkar operatives.Wednesday
5 August '09Spain has now routed a request to the Mumbai Police, asking it to furnish details of the 26/11 terror attack probe concerning the alleged role played in the plot by Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Javed Iqbal while residing in that country.Sunday
2 August '09Mumbai Police have turned down Pakistan’s request for samples of pink foam found in the bombs planted by the 26/11 attackers.Sunday
26 July '09Top Mumbai Police and Home Department officials who recently visited Israel as part of anti-terror initiatives undertaken by the state government after 26/11...Monday
20 July '09The city’s police control rooms will try and overcome the obstacle of distance by spreading out wherever the situation demands it.Sunday
12 July '09The Pak-based Lashkar-e-Toiba handlers of the 26/11 attackers made a series of random phone calls to numbers across India — in the days before the terror strike...Saturday
20 June '09A fresh controversy has hit the Mumbai Police with the state police Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) requesting the Government for permission....Tuesday
16 June '09While Gafoor was criticised for his inability to swiftly deal with Raj Thackeray and his goons during their anti-migrant campaign, the crisis paled in comparison to the carnage of 26/11 when 10 LeT men raided the financial capital and held it to ransom for three days....Sunday
14 June '09The appointment of D Sivanandan as Mumbai Police Commissioner on Saturday, replacing Hassan Gafoor who was promoted and moved out of the high-profile job after coming under a cloud for his role in the lapses of the force during 26/11...Wednesday
10 June '09An intel agency had tipped off Mumbai Police about what the agency thought was a vague terror threat that went by codename 'Leoport.'Wednesday
10 June '09At least four months before the Lashkar-e-Toiba launched the attack on Mumbai and killed 165 people during 26/11...