Crime
Crime in Ghatkopar consists primarily of petty theft, murders, robberies and crime statistics generally are on the higher end of the spectrum for the Greater Mumbai area. In recent years, Ghatkopar has been disproportionately targeted and affected by sectarian violence. Current crime statistics also show an increase in incidence of robberies and murders in this area. Ghatkopar police have been ineffective in the past years in curbing the home invasions and robberies and defense of their houses is left to citizens. Some of the policemen have been quoted to have said their resources are diverted in protecting the politicians and they do not have time to attend to the crimes in their area. Philip Pandare a gangster was ruling Ghatkopar area during the 1980s. Philip Pandare had stabbed Bada Rajan in a local train.
Four persons were killed and 32 injured when a powerful blast ripped apart a BEST bus in Ghatkopar in northern Mumbai on the night of June 29, 2003. This was the second bomb blast in Ghatkopar in eight months. On December 2, 2002, two people died and 28 were injured in another explosion on a BEST bus near Ghatkopar railway station. Mohammed Altaf was the prime accused in the December 2, 2002, bus blast. Along with him were Saquib Nachan, Haseeb Zuber Mullah, Aatif Mullah, Ghulam Sattar, Farhan Khot, Mohammed Kamil, Noor Mohammed Ansari, Anwar Ali and Nadeem Paloba—all were discharged for lack of evidence - they remain at large.
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