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mid-day turns 40 - Let's Talk: Shirish Inamdar and Bilal Siddiqi
Updated On: 28 June, 2019 07:15 AM IST | | Diwakar Sharma
Former additional deputy commissioner of police and a rising crime writer discuss the changing face of crime over 4 decades, importance of staying one step ahead of criminals in the Internet age, and how policing is in need of an overhaul
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Shirish Inamdar and Bilal Siddiqi
With a burgeoning population comes the burden of a soaring crime. The understaffed Mumbai police have been trying to do their best, but have, over the years, come under a lot of flack for the dipping detection rates. And, with the advent of social media, their headache has become a throbbing migraine. Despite technology going some way in helping the police in their work, it has also brought with it problems the archaic policing system is finding extremely difficult to tackle. Former additional deputy commissioner of police Shirish Inamdar and young author Bilal Siddiqi discuss the changing face of crime over the past four decades, how policing is in desperate need of an overhaul and how citizens, too, can contribute towards keeping Mumbai safe.
What is your take on the changing face of crime in Mumbai in the last 40 years?
Shirish Inamdar: The ethos of society has changed a lot in the last 40 years, and crime, too, has changed. Every crime is important for the police, but these days we only cover sensational crime, not the petty ones that the common man is concerned about. If a common man goes to the police station with a complaint related to cognisable cases, he does not receive the right response from the police. It is a matter of concern and is increasing by the day. That has changed the face of crime not just in Mumbai, but all over India.
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