Thane police chief Parambir Singh has taken offence to being allegedly referred to as a 'bad cop' by retired Mumbai Commissioner of Police (CP) Julio Ribeiro, in an article written by the latter on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appointing Subodh Jaiswal as the new CP, where he also lauds outgoing police chief Datta Padsalgikar. Even though Ribeiro didn't take Singh's name in the piece, Singh has demanded an apology for being termed as the supposed 'bad cop' and initiate legal action if he doesn't get it. Ribeiro, meanwhile, has said he stands by what he has written.

In the article published in a city daily, Ribeiro had said, referring to no one in particular, how two aspirants were rumoured to be vying for the job and how the CM 'withstood all pressures from unsuitable contestants'. He then went on to praise Padsalgikar for the work he did as the city police chief.