“The uniforms make it just a little more difficult to differentiate between us. Often our superiors give a task to one and ask the other about the progress. Many a time one of us may have confiscated an errant driver’s licence, but the other is sought out at the station and asked to return it,” said Rohini.

The sisters hope to rise up the ranks in the department. “You have to devote yourself entirely to this career. It’s a 9 am to 9 pm job and there’s very little time left for your own selves. But we really like being in the police force,” said Mohini.

According to Mahendra Pardeshi, their colleague at the Bund Garden police station, the sisters are hard working and perform well in their duties. He says he doesn’t confuse one for the other. “We are the police. If we have trouble identifying them, it’s really bad news for everyone,” he smiles.