Mumbai Moral Policing Raids

A senior police officer who was handling the probe into the infamous raids earlier this month on several Mumbai hotels, has been transferred.

After a massive outrage over alleged moral policing, the Mumbai Police is now correcting course. Sources have told NDTV that Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has pulled up the Zonal Deputy Commissioner of Police and the Senior Police Inspector of Malvani Police Station.

A senior Maharashtra minister has rubbished allegations of "moral policing" by the Mumbai Police, which has earned widespread criticism for its heavy-handed action against couples who had checked into hotels that it raided last week.

Let us not forget, that in a country like India, "Morality" has been the calling card of all political outfits. So be ready to outrage again!

Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria has ordered an investigation into the last week's raids at hotels and lodges during which couples were allegedly detained and harassed by the police. The police action -- allegedly dragging out consenting couples from hotel rooms -- faced widespread criticism from the civil society.

The Metropolitan Magistrate Special Court at Mazgaon yesterday ordered for the release of nine of the 11 women who were 'rescued' in course of a raid conducted by ACP Vasant Dhoble on June 4, and thereafter detained. The release, however, came hand in hand with some comments from the metropolitan magistrate, which raised eyebrows among a population...

Following the entertainment tax that came into effect in 2011, ACP Vasant Dhoble's moral policing is the final nail in the coffin, say live musicians in Mumbai. Fearing a raid, many nightclubs in Mumbai have been cancelling live and electronic gigs over the last month.

Assistant Commissioner of police Vasant Dhoble, 57, has been accused by his severest critics of trying to Taliban-ize Mumbai. Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch, faced his latest criticism on Twitter on Tuesday when he was a trending topic for recent raids on some of the city's landmark restaurants and pubs.

In Mumbai, Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble has been provoking fierce criticism for serving as the moral police. On his watch, nightclubs have been raided, patrons have been harassed.

A senior police officer who was handling the probe into the infamous raids earlier this month on several Mumbai hotels, has been transferred.

After a massive outrage over alleged moral policing, the Mumbai Police is now correcting course. Sources have told NDTV that Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has pulled up the Zonal Deputy Commissioner of Police and the Senior Police Inspector of Malvani Police Station.

A senior Maharashtra minister has rubbished allegations of "moral policing" by the Mumbai Police, which has earned widespread criticism for its heavy-handed action against couples who had checked into hotels that it raided last week.

Let us not forget, that in a country like India, "Morality" has been the calling card of all political outfits. So be ready to outrage again!

Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria has ordered an investigation into the last week's raids at hotels and lodges during which couples were allegedly detained and harassed by the police. The police action -- allegedly dragging out consenting couples from hotel rooms -- faced widespread criticism from the civil society.

The Metropolitan Magistrate Special Court at Mazgaon yesterday ordered for the release of nine of the 11 women who were 'rescued' in course of a raid conducted by ACP Vasant Dhoble on June 4, and thereafter detained. The release, however, came hand in hand with some comments from the metropolitan magistrate, which raised eyebrows among a population...

Following the entertainment tax that came into effect in 2011, ACP Vasant Dhoble's moral policing is the final nail in the coffin, say live musicians in Mumbai. Fearing a raid, many nightclubs in Mumbai have been cancelling live and electronic gigs over the last month.

Assistant Commissioner of police Vasant Dhoble, 57, has been accused by his severest critics of trying to Taliban-ize Mumbai. Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch, faced his latest criticism on Twitter on Tuesday when he was a trending topic for recent raids on some of the city's landmark restaurants and pubs.

In Mumbai, Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble has been provoking fierce criticism for serving as the moral police. On his watch, nightclubs have been raided, patrons have been harassed.