Mumbai police has done it again. Whether it is the arrest of Palghar-based girls for a Facebook post or the case of cartoonist Asim Trivedi, the force has made sure to have its finger deep in one controversy or another.

Earlier this week, Bhoiwada police swooped down on the hapless cancer patients and their relatives living outside Tata Hospital in Parel, with an incredible excuse. Of all the migrants who arrive at Dadar Terminus and loiter in the streets of Dadar and Parel, cops believe that these patients —who occupy the streets in the absence of proper accommodation — pose a serious security threat to the hospital. The Bhoiwada police, who should be focusing more on the rising street crimes in their area, have instead trained their guns on these hapless patients and their families, a move that could damage the image of the police force.