There was double tragedy for the family of the hawker who had died during an anti-encroachment drive lead by controversial Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vasant Dhoble, as the hawker's daughter, Radha Jaiswal, died of a heart attack on Sunday. ...
07:16 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Backing Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vasant Dhoble, who was shunted out from his Vakola posting amid protests over the death of a hawker during eviction drive, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday warned hawkers against holding a rally at Azad Maidan on January 24. ...
07:36 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Condemning ACP Vasant Dhoble's raid which led to the death of a hawker in Mumbai's Santacruz area, Congress MP Priya Dutt said strict inquiry will be conducted by the state Crime Investigation Department. "What happened today is very sad. One officer is not abiding by the law, but is making his own law. I respect Mumbai police. But sometimes few people come who disgrace the whole police community," she said. ...
02:43 PM, Jan 12, 2013
Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble, who hit the headlines for his late night crackdown on pubs and restaurants in Mumbai, is back in the news again after a 50-year-old fruit hawker died of a heart attack on Friday evening during a raid conducted by Dhoble. A state Crime Investigation Department (CID) inquiry has been ordered and Dhoble has been transferred out of the area pending an inquiry. ...
11:40 AM, Jan 12, 2013
Mumbai: Controversial Mumbai cop Vasant Dhoble, who hit the headlines for his late night crackdown on pubs and restaurants, has been shunted out of the social service branch and moved to the city's western suburbs. Dhoble will now be ACP at Vakola division. An order to this effect was issued last night by the Maharashtra government's Home department. Armed with a hockey stick and camera, Dhoble, known as the 'night...
07:40 PM, Sep 16, 2012
Mumbai: Establishments serving liquor and entertainment in the form of live orchestras, bar dancers and other such activities have much more to worry about, after the commissioner of police issued a new set of stringent orders to his subordinates last week. If the fear of meeting ACP Vasant Dhoble was a strong deterrent for party animals from venturing out into the night for a tippler, then be prepared for another...
02:44 PM, Jul 31, 2012
Mumbai: A new video of Mumbai's moral policeman ACP Vasant Dhoble's crackdown has surfaced. CNN-IBN has accessed a video of Vasant Dhoble and his Social Services Branch team of constables detaining eight women outside the Voodoo Pub in Colaba. The video shows the constables including Dhoble attempting to herd four German girls into a police van. The girls refused to get in, demanding an explanation as to why they were...
04:14 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Mumbai: Mumbai's controversial top policeman ACP Vasant Dhoble raided a massage parlour in the eastern suburb of Powai. Seven girls were rescued and sent for medical examinations. The parlour owner was arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket. For months, Dhoble has been on the warpath, making headlines for raiding and assaulting restaurant staff across the city, be it at hip restaurants, small eateries, private parties, or dance bars. At...
08:53 AM, Jun 26, 2012
On this episode, Cyrus Broacha talks about ACP Vasant Dhoble, Presidential elections and much more. ...
07:20 PM, Jun 24, 2012
ACP Vasant Dhoble is infamous for targeting restaurants and attacking their owners and waiters in the name of moral policing. ...
11:58 PM, Jun 21, 2012
Mumbai: Controversial Mumbai policeman ACP Vasant Dhoble believes that he stands vindicated even after a court let off the women whom he detained and branded as 'prostitutes'. Speaking to CNN-IBN, ACP Dhoble said, "The police don't frame the laws. The laws are framed by the legislators. The police's job is to simply implement the laws." He also said that he was only targeting establishments and not the people. "The patrons...
11:34 AM, Jun 21, 2012
ACP Vasant Dhoble is infamous for targeting restaurants and attacking their owners and waiters and sometimes, even the unsuspecting customers. ...
11:53 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Mumbai: Crusader or vigilante cop? Meet ACP Vasant Dhoble, head of the Social Service Branch of the Mumbai Police. For months, Dhoble has been on the warpath, making headlines for raiding and assaulting restaurant staff across the city, be it at hip restaurants, small eateries, private parties, or dance bars. At a juice centre in Vile Parle, his weapon of choice was a hockey stick for assaulting the waiters. Sixty...
07:53 PM, Jun 12, 2012
