Book on efforts of Mumbai police to combat underworld dons launched

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The Brahmastra Unleashed , authored by erstwhile  Mumbai Police Commissioner D. Sivanandhan, being launched.

The Brahmastra Unleashed , authored by erstwhile Mumbai Police Commissioner D. Sivanandhan, being launched. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu

The publication The Brahmastra Unleashed gives a existent relationship of the turf warfare unleashed by underworld dons similar Dawood Ibrahim, Chota Rajan connected the Mumbai streets successful the 1990s and 2000s, and however the Mumbai constabulary reined them backmost with the passing of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.

The writer and erstwhile Mumbai Police Commissioner D. Sivanandhan said the book, released much than 25 years aft the Mumbai blasts, is dedicated to the enactment carried retired by the Mumbai constabulary successful controlling organised transgression by passing the enactment and done assorted investigative processes.

The publication was launched astatine a relation organised by Sundaram Natarajan Blind Free India Foundation, successful relation with Chennai International Centre, successful the metropolis connected Sunday.

R.K. Raghavan, erstwhile Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, said, “The book, written successful an unpretentious language, is astir the survey of crime, some past and present, to assistance prevention ourselves from anti-social elements.”

He said though transgression was a cosmopolitan phenomenon, this publication traced the links of the underworld criminals with existent estate, movie production, and different concern activities. He said the publication would assistance amended the aboriginal procreation of investigative constabulary officers connected however to combat underworld criminals.

Yashovardhan Azad, erstwhile Intelligence Bureau serviceman from Mumbai, who worked with Mr. Sivanandhan to conflict the underworld criminals, appreciated him for taking up the lawsuit to the High Court and Supreme Court for overturning the judgement of Judge Agyar, who termed the shooting of the criminals arsenic fake encounters.

Dr. Mohan Rajan, vice- president of All India Ophthalmological Society, besides spoke connected the occasion.

Published - October 13, 2025 06:38 americium IST

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