Click to play videoMumbai: The Ram Pradhan Committee, set up by the Maharashtra Government to investigate the Mumbai police's response to the November 26 terror strikes, has put the blame on the city police for being negligent and uncoordinated in the wake of the attacks.
Sources tell CNN-IBN that the report – set to be tabled in Maharashtra Assembly next week – has passed strictures against top police officials, including the Commissioner of Mumbai police.
While conceding that "some officers" exhibited great bravery, the panel has concluded that the police's actions were uncoordinated, not professional enough and marred with several lapses.
Following are some of the observations made by the panel in its report:
- There were several lapses in decision making on part of top brass of the Mumbai police
- Some officers exihbited great bravery but those were individuals fighting against odds
- Over a dozen IPS officers were doing different things without any co-ordination between them
- Police action was arbitrary, un-coordinated and tentative
- City police commissioner failed to coordinate actions and the DGP did not overstep his jurisdiction to take over city police commissionerate
- Information from central intelligence agencies was of a general nature. No specific points were provided by central agencies
The report also makes several recommendations.
Key among them being improving the capability of the police force, and providing Mumbai and Maharashtra police with better training and equipment to handle catastrophes such as that struck Mumbai on November 26.
(inputs from Deborah Grey)
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