Controversial and Sudden Appointment As Mumbai Police Chief
Roy took charge as the Police Commissioner of Mumbai in February 2004 after the Government of Maharashtra "suddenly" transferred 3 police commissioners including that of Mumbai, P S Pasricha. At that time, Roy was serving as the Police Commissioner of Pune. Pasricha was caught unawares by this development and said that he was "very sad that he didn't get the time to implement his plans and ideas". Pasricha had served as Police Commissioner of Mumbai for just 3 months. Home Minister of Maharashtra, R R Patil clarified that the reason for the "transfer" was that Pasricha was being promoted and hence could not remain as the Police Commissioner. Pasricha publicly disagreed that he could not stay on as Police Commissioner due to his promotion and cited the example of M N Singh and Roni Mendosa who served as police commissioner of Mumbai even after reaching the level of director general. Pasricha was in the process of "cleaning up" the police force after the "Telgi scam". In the process he had transferred more than 2,000 officers and constables. Pasricha even told the media that he had "paid a very heavy price for taking on the system. I have been used and thrown out."
Bharatiya Janata Party state general secretary Vinod Tawde was even quoted as saying that Roy is considered to be very close to Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar. We will oppose the change."
A city lawyer introduced a public interest litigation in Bombay High Court challenging the sudden transfer of Pasricha.
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