Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Isaque Bagwan's book, 'Me against the Mumbai Underworld' released at Rang Sharda Natya Mandir in Bandra West on Thursday."The book aims to set the record straight about a lot of things, primarily though, the twisting of facts in the movie Shootout at Wadala, where actor Anil Kapoor played a character that was supposedly based on me. When I saw the trailer of the movie, I was shocked. It had the underworld 'walking' into the police commissioner's office, I was appalled. This never happens, never. Also, this nexus between the police and the underworld is rubbish. I told the filmmakers to change my name in the movie, from Isaque it became Afaq or some such, I am not interested in faaltu publicity," said a still simmering Bagwan.

Smash misconceptions
"At the time, my officers had told me 'if you are so upset, why don't you write a book?' And, that is how the book came about. As I am retired, I had the time to write. It will smash misconceptions. It is the unfiltered story of Isaque Bagwan, a mix of anecdotes and experiences," said the former cop who now runs a detective service. Asked to detail one "misconception," Bagwan said, "Being labelled as an 'encounter' cop or specialist. There is no such thing as an 'encounter' specialist. A commissioner does not give orders to go out and kill. Some police officers are not so called "trigger happy". An officer has to draw his weapon against a criminal, because, if you do not kill him, he will kill you," stated Bagwan, matter of fact.