If your mobile phone is ever stolen and you approach the Mumbai police for help, all you may get is a perfunctory glance and, perhaps, a non-cognisable complaint on which no action will be taken. But, if you happen to work with a former chief minister, things work out differently.

A Worli police officer said they usually do not give importance to mobile phone thefts, but registered this case immediately because they didn’t want “Chavansaheb to get upset.” File pic