Mounted police unit, tableaux part of Republic Day parade in Dadar

Updated On: 26 January, 2020 07:15 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI

The mounted police unit, which would patrol the streets of the bustling metropolis, had been disbanded in 1932 due to growing vehicular traffic

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A tableau displaying the might of Kanhoji Angre, chief of the Maratha Navy at the Republic Day parade in Dadar. All Pictures/mid-day photographers

A horse-mounted police unit, introduced in Mumbai after 88 years, and tableaux on various themes, including environment and wildlife, were part of the 71st Republic Day parade held at Shivaji Park in Dadar here on Sunday. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari hoisted the national flag at the official ceremony, where Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, state DGP Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve, and others were present.

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BMC headquarters lit up, as cars zoom past the iconic structure