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Saffron Guard a vigilante outfit, says police chief

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.
Rs 80 crore in account, overnight & unexplained

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.
Handler to 26/11 terrorist: Two Pak cricketers in Taj

Saturday 31 October '09

The 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.
New govt needs to find new DGP

Saturday 24 October '09

The 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.
Poll season slashes leaders’ security cover

Thursday 8 October '09

With Assembly elections round the corner, the police have reduced or withdrawn the security of some ministers and public figures with a threat perception, apparently because they were not entitled to it.
Police eye Pak dossier as evidence to nail Fahim

Monday 5 October '09

The 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.
Gawli poll plan sparks fear of gang wars

Tuesday 22 September '09

Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli’s plan to contest the Assembly elections from jail has left the Mumbai Police worried about...
Gawli’s poll plans spark fears of fresh gang wars

Monday 21 September '09

Gangster-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.
Rebuked for sending ‘stalker woman’ to mental hospital, redeemed in apex court

Thursday 17 September '09

The 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.
Riyaz Bhatkal traced to Pak, his phone call matches voice sample

Tuesday 15 September '09

Riyaz 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.
‘Sadiq Jamal was killed to prevent arrest of top Gujarat cops in Telgi scam’

Friday 11 September '09

Even as the din over the Ishrat Jahan encounter case continues, there may be more for the Gujarat government to answer.
Jaswant’s book: a copy for Mumbai cops

Thursday 27 August '09

While Jaswant Singh’s book on Muhammed Ali Jinnah continues to be the focus of raging political debate, the Mumbai Police...
Islamabad admits Fahim went to Pak on its fake passport

Thursday 13 August '09

Pakistan has, for the first time, confirmed the role of one of the two Indians charged in the 26/11 terror attacks although only partially.
Top cops from across states, intelligence officials to meet today

Saturday 8 August '09

Police 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.
Kasab’s ‘sketches’ of Lashkar leaders mere doodles

Thursday 6 August '09

Two weeks ago, hours after he pleaded guilty to his crimes, Ajmal Kasab had offered to draw sketches of two senior Lashkar operatives.
Spain seeks details of 26/11 probe

Wednesday 5 August '09

Spain 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.
Can’t give Pak foam found with 26/11 bombs: police

Sunday 2 August '09

Mumbai Police have turned down Pakistan’s request for samples of pink foam found in the bombs planted by the 26/11 attackers.
Security tips from Tel Aviv & high-end training

Sunday 26 July '09

Top Mumbai Police and Home Department officials who recently visited Israel as part of anti-terror initiatives undertaken by the state government after 26/11...
Police control rooms anywhere, anytime

Monday 20 July '09

The city’s police control rooms will try and overcome the obstacle of distance by spreading out wherever the situation demands it.
Before 26/11, terrorists’ handlers made random calls across India to keep their Net account active

Sunday 12 July '09

The 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...
ACB wants Mumbai Police chief probed, Govt sees IPS rivalry

Saturday 20 June '09

A fresh controversy has hit the Mumbai Police with the state police Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) requesting the Government for permission....
26/11’s latest casualty: Mumbai top cop

Tuesday 16 June '09

While 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....
Sivanandan new city police chief

Sunday 14 June '09

The 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...
4 months before 26/11, there came a 'Leoport' tip-off

Wednesday 10 June '09

An intel agency had tipped off Mumbai Police about what the agency thought was a vague terror threat that went by codename 'Leoport.'
Four months before 26/11, there came a 'Leoport' tip-off, Cafe Leopold was alerted

Wednesday 10 June '09

At least four months before the Lashkar-e-Toiba launched the attack on Mumbai and killed 165 people during 26/11...
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