His detractors have over the years accorded many nicknames to assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Vasant Dhoble — Bar-raider Cop, Cop with a Hockey Stick, Oppressor of the Innocent Public, Public Enemy No 1, Mumbai’s Party Pooper, and even Hitler. Now, he has a new label, but one that he’s ostensibly proud of.

All smiles: Elderly women felicitate Dhoble at Tholiya Bhavan, Santacruz East. They thanked him for ‘cleansing society’. Pic/Nimesh Dave