In an unprecedented gesture, eight retired IPS officers have rallied together on behalf of the Mumbai Police to save its reputation being maligned in the ongoing high-profile probe into late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case and the subsequent "media trial".

The eight former officers - who held top positions in the Maharashtra police - have filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court, seeking directions to halt the "unfair, malicious and false media campaign" against the Mumbai police in the matter.