Maharashtra: Who’s shielding rogue Mumbra cop?

Nearly a month after a woman officer of the Thane police was caught in the company of a notorious mobile phone thief in the lobby of a fivestar hotel at Powai she continues to serve at the Mumbra police station If sources are to be believed the officer has not been suspended as per departmental protocol as top officers are reeling under political pressureIn August the Kherwadi policersquos search for a serial mobilesnatcher led to the unravelling of an alleged nexus between the criminal and an assistant inspector from the Mumbra police station The city cops had sought Mumbra API Krupali Borsersquos help in catching accused Sabir Sher Ali Sayyed 29 Borse claimed that she had received a call from the Kherwadi cops but didnrsquot know anything about their hunt for SabirWhen the cops ended up catching Sabir around 6 am on August 8 to their surprise Borse and two other women were found with him The thief was apprehended while others were let go Following the incident the Thane Commissioner of Police Jagjit Singh ordered a departmental inquiry headed by Additional Commissioner West Dr Mahesh PatilHowever the immediate suspension of Borse which is inevitable in this case was stalled due to political interference As per records Borse has been embroiled in several controversies and even faced departmental transfers However her transfer orders were allegedly stalled following the intervention of a prominent political leader Immediately following middayrsquos report on the matter MLA Jitendra Awhad who represents the MumbraKalwa constituency took to X formerly Twitter to make allegations about the officerAlso read Maharashtra CR pulls a rabbit out of the hat for KalyanKasara lineAllegations against BorseldquoThe same woman officer had suppressed a MHADAMMRDA Housing scam in Mumbra There were big persons involved and they all were connected with the officerrdquo he postedldquoComplete information about the scam is available in her pen drive as she has torn all the documents She received R50 lakh first and then R250 crore One more person and I are aware of all her misdoings and this person is ready to speak about it in front of any investigating agencyrdquo he further allegedSenior cops who were firm about taking stringent action against the officer the day midday reported on the matter have refused to pick up this reporterrsquos calls Several messages and calls to Dr Patil remained unanswered Meanwhile the Kherwadi cops who arrested Sabir have summoned Borse for questioning The investigating officer sent a letter in this regard to the senior inspector of the Mumbra police station on September 5 but the Mumbra cops received it a couple of days ago API Borse has been on leave for the past three weeksOn the night of August 5 the iPhone of a cabin crew member working in an airline was snatched while she was travelling via the Kherwadi flyover in an auto Two bikeborne perpetrators snatched the device and managed to flee from the wrong side While investigating the theft the cops learnt that the bikers had come from Mumbra and had snatched other phones in Vile ParleHow Sabir was heldThe team reached Mumbra police station and informed their counterparts about the mobilesnatchers When they sought assistance the Kherwadi cops were asked to wait for a few daysMeanwhile the Kherwadi cops identified the accused and also managed to get his mobile number They then began tracking calls made to his phone The cops were puzzled to learn one of the numbers was Borsersquos On August 7 the Kherwadi cops learnt Sabir was coming to the city from Navi Mumbai Around midnight the mobile phone was switched off near AareyCops immediately thought of checking the location of the police officer who had made more than 100 calls to the accused and found her device was at the same location and had stopped in Powai near a hotel after midnight Following this the cops raided the hotel and arrested SabirAugust 8Day cop thief were bustedRs 3crWhat API Borse received as claimed by AwhadAug 8When Sabir Sher Ali Sayyed was arrested