Following the sudden decision to promote erstwhile Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria and move him to the Home Guards, social media erupted in speculation over whether this was a result of his keen interest in the high-profile Sheena Bora murder case or due to the controversies that have plagued Mumbai Police while Maria was chief.

Ever since Maria took charge as commissioner in February 2014, his tenure has been mired in controversy, be it for paying a visit to the tainted ex-chief of IPL Lalit Modi, or the hooch tragedy in Malwani that claimed 104 lives or the more recent moral policing controversy, where the Malwani police pulled out couples in hotels and charged them with public indecency.