Mumbai Police commissioner highlights crime detection, cyber recovery and crackdown on drugs; says Aamir Khan threat probe underway

Mumbai: The police have still not made any breakthrough threats to actor

Aamir Khan allegedly by an accused linked to the Baba Siddique murder case, and were examining whether the threats were genuine or hoax calls.

Mumbai police commissioner Deven Bharti said similarly they have registered an NC over threats to NCP MLA Zeeshan Siddique, who already has police security.

He also pointed to the use of VoIP calls in such incidents. On threats to Zeeshan, Bharti said the police had already provided him security and were reviewing the latest threat. “Prima facie, we have registered an NC and are reviewing the threats. Once the inquiry is over, we will take a call on whether an FIR can be registered,” he said.

On the Disha Salian case, Bharti said Mumbai Police had placed their submissions before the court and could not comment on the court’s observations. He added that the CBI had not approached Mumbai police so far.

He also said that the department is likely to complete the departmental inquiry and disciplinary action against the cop who had threatened a young protester at Shivaji Park saying that if he was seen again in the protest, he will plant drugs on him.

Bharti who was interacting with the media on Friday highlighted an 85% overall crime detection rate between January and August 2026, including 99% detection in murders and robberies.

Cyber fraud recovery rose to 27.63%, with Rs 186.36 crore frozen for victims. Police reported seizure of drugs worth Rs 1,606 crore since 2024 and action against habitual offenders under MCOCA and PIT-NDPS.

He said 1,066 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants had been deported this year and over 3,000 paan stalls near educational institutions shut. Police also recovered 8,039 stolen/lost phones, achieving a 51.13% recovery rate, while 559 wanted accused were arrested.

Asked about gangster

Lawrence Bishnoi, Bharti said Mumbai Police wanted to take his custody and investigate, but would have to wait until the relevant court order was vacated. He asserted that sustained police action against the underworld had ensured that no active underworld network was operating in Mumbai.

Police said more than ₹4,000 crore in e-challans had been issued in 2026 for traffic violations, including helmet and seat-belt violations, drunk driving, wrong-side driving and signal jumping. The figures supplied by police put the amount at ₹4,033 crore, although an earlier briefing figure mentioned ₹433 crore.

On the death of two people linked to the Pydhonie watermelon incident, Bharti said the investigation had not found evidence of sabotage or involvement of another person.