Our business is our business, none of your business: there's nothing the BMC wants to say to the Mumbai police more than this. A couple of weeks ago, the civic body was left red-faced by reports that even the Antop Hill police had become fed-up of potholes and had filled craters near their beat chowkie No. 1. Now, civic chief Ajoy Mehta intends to send a stern message to the cops in return, instructing that the BMC will no longer tend to that spot.

During a review meeting last week, BMC boss Ajoy Mehta instructed additional municipal commissioner Vijay Singhal to write a strongly-worded letter to the Additional Commissioner of Mumbai Police (Central region, in this case) to convey that henceforth the stretch of road should be looked after by the cops, as the Corporation will no longer look after its maintenance.