Mira Road communal clash: Police presence would surely have prevented skirmish

Updated On: 24 January, 2024 04:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma

Sources tell mid-day that despite knowing Naya Nagar in Mira Road is a sensitive area, local police failed to send adequate deployment

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Locals demand action against rioters outside MBVV police chief’s office. Pic/Hanif Patel

Locals at Mira Road have alleged complete failure on the part of intelligence and the police that led to the clash in the area where two religious groups indulged in violence and vandalised dozens of cars on Sunday night. Sources in Mira Road told mid-day that the commissioner of Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police was absent from the crime scene, which resulted in the situation escalating. They said this was the only area in the state where the cops failed to control the situation.

"The previous commissioner (Sadanand Date) would always visit the crime spot, but the present police commissioner (Madhukar Pandey) did not even care to visit the spot where rioting grievously injured many people and left several vehicles vandalised. His presence would have made the situation different, but he chose to remain off the crime scene which allowed the rioters to create a nuisance on the road,” said the source.

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