Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Friday posted a picture of a traffic constable with a foreign national. In an Instagram post, Mumbai Police said that the man had left his phone in a taxi. After realising this, he reached out to the Colaba Traffic Division.

The traffic officer on duty, identified as HC Bade, traced the taxi’s registration number, identified the cab driver, and contacted him. The cab driver was then asked to go to the foreign tourist’s hotel, where the device was returned to him.

Taking to Instagram, Mumbai police said,”Realising he had left his phone in a taxi, a foreign national promptly contacted the Colaba Traffic Division. On-duty HC Bade traced the taxi number, identified the owner, reached out to the driver, and arranged for him to come to the guest’s hotel to return the phone.”

Generally, we see that whenever there is an incident like this, netizens praise the person involved and shower them with appreciation for their efforts. However, Mumbaikars have reacted differently this time and questioned why only foreign nationals are prioritised, while theft cases related to locals are neglected.

One of the users said,”I’m still trying to understand why cases like mine are treated so casually. If the live location of a stolen phone is visible for 24+ hours in an area known for dismantling and reselling devices, why isn’t immediate ground action taken?”

The user further asked” What’s the point of filing a complaint if the cyber cell isn’t even informed the next day or aware they need to block the IMEI? Mumbai Police talks about #MumbaiPolice4All, but real experiences show a different reality. Are citizens expected to just let it go because thieves know the loopholes better than the system?”

Another user asked in Marathi, “Sir, if our things are lost then we need to become foreign citizens, you don’t give us simple CCTV, so much effort is not of any use to us if things are lost?”

A third user said that their mobile had gone missing from the Sion area and they have still not got it back.

The post has garnered more than 7,149 likes in just two hours of posting on Instagram.

Mumbai: Police has claimed to have arrested a wanted accused in a robbery case after 20 years. A case of robbery was registered against Javed Yusuf Shaikh, 47, in the limits of Mumbai’s Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg RA police station in 2005. During this time, the police had also arrested him and he was on bail and did not appear in court proceedings, after which the sessions court issued a warrant against him and declared him a fugitive accused. After the warrant was issued against him, the police arrested him during a search for the fugitive accused. In this regard, the Zone 4 and the police received information that he was staying in a rented house in the police station. The police arrested him from the police station and complied with the court order. The court had earlier issued non-bailable warrants against him and now the police took action after the court order declaring him a fugitive and arrested him. This action was carried out by DCP Zone 4 Ragasudha R on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti.

New Delhi, Nov 21: Some political parties are on a mission to shield the infiltrators by opposing the voter verification drive being undertaken by the Election Commission of India (ECI), said Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday.

The searing swipe by the Home Minister comes on the back of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s urgent appeal to the poll panel to stop the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) — currently underway in 12 states, including three union territories.

Addressing an event in Gujarat, HM Amit Shah said that stopping infiltration in the country was not just necessary but also the need of the hour because of the threat it poses to the country’s demography and democracy.

“Preventing infiltration is not only necessary for the security of the country, but also essential to protect our democratic system from being corrupted. Unfortunately, some political parties are opposing the ‘ghuspaithiya hatao’ campaign and the voter list purification drive being carried out by the Election Commission under SIR,” he stated.

Reiterating the pledge to oust infiltrators and outsiders, he said that every single infiltrator will be identified and thrown out of the country.

“It’s the people of this country and not the infiltrators who will elect their representatives,” he added.

The Home Minister’s remarks come just a day after Mamata Banerjee dashed off a letter to the Election Commission, demanding a stay on the ongoing SIR exercise on the grounds of ‘alienating the common public and snatching their right to vote’.

“I would request you to kindly intervene decisively to halt the ongoing exercise, stop coercive measures, provide proper training and support, and thoroughly reassess the present methodology and timelines,” Mamata Banerjee wrote in a letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

She also claimed that many BLOs (Booth Level Officers) were under extreme pressure and fear of punitive action and were resorting to “submission of incorrect or incomplete entries, thus risking disenfranchisement of genuine voters and eroding the integrity of the electoral roll”.

Her letter drew backlash from the BJP, including the state unit, which not just dismissed her charges but also accused her of trying to derail a lawful process.