{
  "id": 19932205,
  "title": "Mumbai Police May Shut Down, Restructure Specialised Crime Branches Amid Workload Review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/mumbai-police-may-shut-down-restructure-specialised-crime-branches",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T06:04:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-police-may-shut-down-restructure-specialised-crime-branches-amid-workload-review"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai Police may reduce or restructure some specialised crime branches due to a review of their workload, according to discussions within the force. This follows the withdrawal of the Tiger Shroff firing case from the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) and its assignment to other units. Anil Kumbhare, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), stated that the case now requires investigation by an ACP rank officer, transferred to ACP. Besides the Tiger Shroff case, various essential investigations and complaint applications handled by the AEC have been redistributed among Crime Branch Units 1 to 12, depending on the incident locations. Consequently, the AEC has been left with minimal work. The Social Service Branch, too, has seen its powers reduced in recent months and is now virtually without a significant role. Given the evolving nature of crime in Mumbai and the decrease in serious offenses, there are speculations that the police administration might gradually decrease the workload of specialised branches while keeping the 12 regular Crime Branch units. The Anti-Extortion Cell is currently under scrutiny by Police Commissioner Deven Bharti following the withdrawal of the Tiger Shroff case and the loss of several other important investigations and complaint applications. Its responsibilities have been distributed among Crime Branch Units 1 to 12 based on the jurisdictions where the offenses occurred.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Mumbai Police is likely to shut down or restructure certain specialised branches considered redundant, amid discussions within the force about reducing the number of operational units. The move comes after the investigation into the firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff was withdrawn from the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Crime Branch and handed over to other units. Joint…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}