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Shivanandan, believes that the situation is under control and investors
need not fear that mafia syndicates are running a parallel government
in Mumbai.
"I can assure every law abiding citizen of Mumbai that the
mafia cannot hold the city to ransom. If these mafia syndicates
dare raise their ugly head in the wake of Chhota Rajan's attack,
the Mumbai Police has the medicine to terminate it. I would like
to say that eliminating criminal activities is the also the duty
of every resident of Mumbai and not only of the police. People should
be alert and abide by the guidelines laid down by the police. If
people do not adopt precautionary measures, why blame the policeman."
Shivanandan admits that white collar crime is on the rise and that
this is a serious cause of concern for the police. Not only is the
magnitude of this crime enormous, but even vicitims refrain from
reporting these incidents to the police, for reasons best known
to them. The percentage of white collar crimes like fake share certificates,
real estate frauds, non-banking financial investment scams, is increasing
with time. Even cyber crime, which is new to the police, is on the
rise.
Further, an analysis of crime in the state for the first nine months
of the current year revealed that there is an overall decrease in
the incidents of crime under all heads except dacoities compared
to the same period last year. Serious criminal offences such as
murder, attempt to murder, and crime against women have gone down
by 3,900 compared to last year.
Author's Name: Mani
D'Mello
Photographer's name : Vinayak Prabhu
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