‘The Brahmastra Unleashed’ launched in Chennai: Ex-Mumbai top cop chronicles city’s battle against organised crime

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The highly   anticipated publication  “The Brahmastra Unleashed”, authored by retired IPS serviceman  Mr. D. Sivanandhan (2nd from right), was officially launched astatine  the MCC School auditorium successful  Chetpet, Chennai. The publication  was formally released by the Guests of Honour, comprising IPS officers, Mr. R.K. Raghavan IPS (RTD), Mr. Yashovardhan Azad IPS (RTD), and Professor Dr. Mohan Rajan, Vice President AIOS.

The highly anticipated publication “The Brahmastra Unleashed”, authored by retired IPS serviceman Mr. D. Sivanandhan (2nd from right), was officially launched astatine the MCC School auditorium successful Chetpet, Chennai. The publication was formally released by the Guests of Honour, comprising IPS officers, Mr. R.K. Raghavan IPS (RTD), Mr. Yashovardhan Azad IPS (RTD), and Professor Dr. Mohan Rajan, Vice President AIOS. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu

The publication ‘The Brahmastra Unleashed’ gives a existent relationship of the turf warfare unleashed by the underworld Dons similar Dawood Ibrahim, Chotta Rajan successful the Mumbai streets successful the 1990s and 2000s and the Mumbai constabulary reining successful with the passing of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime (MCOCA) Act.

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

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

R.K. Raghavan, erstwhile Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said, “The publication written successful understandable mode and unpretentious connection is astir the survey of transgression some past and contiguous to assistance prevention ourselves from the anti-social elements.” Mr. Raghavan 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 and pb the mode to combat the underworld criminals by the aboriginal procreation of investigative constabulary officers. 

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

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

Published - October 13, 2025 12:43 americium IST

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