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Mumbai Suspends Two Oshiwara Officers, Orders Probe Into Five Over Clash With Bajrang Dal Activists

The internal action follows an official order citing allegations that personnel shouted at activists gathered at the station entrance.

Overview

  • Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone IX) Dixit Gedam directed a preliminary enquiry against five Oshiwara personnel after a Bajrang Dal complaint.
  • The ACP, Bandra division, was assigned to conduct the enquiry and submit a report to the Zone IX office within seven days.
  • Two of the five named officers have been suspended pending the enquiry, according to a senior Mumbai Police official.
  • The order names Sub-Inspectors Ramesh Kengar, Ganesh Gayke, Babu Totre, Deepak Barve, and Azim Zari as subjects of the preliminary enquiry.
  • The incident followed the arrival of Bajrang Dal district convenor Shankar alias Rushav Jadhav and 10–15 activists at the station over a communal clash and a separate molestation complaint.