Mumbai Police seems to be in trouble, with the Bombay High Court yesterday admitting a petition from Jamaat-e-Islami Hind demanding R10 crore for leaking a defamatory circular against it in 2013.

In March 2013, the Mumbai police’s Special Branch (SB), which keeps a tab on unlawful activities, had issued a confidential circular that was leaked from the department to the media. The circular stated that cops should keep an eye on the Girls Islamic Organisation (GIO) — the Jamaat’s daughter organisation — which was allegedly brainwashing young girls and training them for jihad. Two female heads of the organisation were also named in the circular.