89 corrupt Mumbai cops get sent to control room

There will be little occasion for bribes in the police control room where nearly 90 tainted cops will be shunted as part of Commissioner Subodh Jaiswals special drive against corruption in the force Since Jaiswal took charge of the Mumbai Police last year he has been repeatedly embarrassed by his officers getting caught redhanded by the AntiCorruption Bureau ACB Three of the citys five regions have already compiled a list of 89 such black sheep and more are expected from the remaining two areasSince Jaiswal took the reins as Commissioner of Mumbai Police CP last July as many as seven cops have been caught in traps set by the AntiCorruption Bureau ACB The top cop would time and again warn the force of strict punishment but it had no impactThe triggerIn the last week alone three officers were trapped in a span of four days Most embarrassingly one of them was caught redhanded just hours after Jaiswal held a conference on February 13 pleading with the police to refrain from corruption To make matters worse this was the second time the cop mdash Inspector Dattatray Chaudhary from Deonar police station mdash had been trapped by the ACBSources said this incident triggered Jaiswal to start a special cleanup drive shunting all tainted and arrogant officers to the control room This is considered a punishment posting as it comprises mostly desk work with little action and few opportunities for bribes The cops being shunted have been named in various kinds of complaints including corruption charges However in order to keep the drive under wraps the department has rationalised the move as preparation for election dutiesMore cops to goSources revealed that following Jaiswals instructions senior officers across all five regions in the city have begun to compile a list of black sheep in their jurisdictions The North Region which has 16 police stations from Goregaon to Dahisar was one of the first to list of 75 tainted cops Around half of them have already reported for duty at the north region control roomOfficials from the South Region are also in the process of compiling a list and have zeroed down on four cops so far We are yet to make a list of constables said a senior officer from the region The West Region too has so far named 10 officers with more additions expected Meanwhile the East and Central Regions are expected to submit their lists to the CPs office by the end of this week CP Jaiswal did not respond to the calls or messages from midday Mumbai Police spokesperson DCP Manjunath Singe flatly denied that the transfers were part of a departmentwide anticorruption driveACB traps2016 122017 72018 102019 4 since JanuaryCops caught on Jaiswals watchFeb 16 PSI Shyam Ayare 35 attached to Kherwadi police station caught accepting a bribe of R40000 for not acting on a complaint against accusedFeb 13 PI Dattatray Chaushydshyhary 50 attached to Deonar police station demanded R3 lakh to help three accused secure bail Caught redhanded by ACB accepting installment of R80000Feb 11 API Deepak Kharat 48 attached with the Govandi police threatened action unless he got R50000 He was arrested while taking R25000Jan 2 PI Anand Bhoir 43 attached with the Mumbai Crime Branchs Unit X arrested while accepting R22 lakh in cash from a liquor store ownerDec 4 API Pandurang Pithe attached with Vakola police station offered to close case for R20000 He was arrested taking R10000Nov 2 Constable Vidhyadhar Kamble attached with Sakinaka police caught accepting R3000 from paan shop ownerJuly 16 PSI Bipin Chauhan attached with Dindoshi police station was booked for demanding R10000 to get rid of complaintHall of shame A tale of two tenuresCP Subodh Jaisawal Tenure 8 months so far Cops caught in ACB traps 7 Arrests 7Former CP DD Padsalgikar Tenure 29 months Cops caught in ACB traps 24 Arrests 27Catch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates