BOMBAY MUSINGS Corruption, Inefficiency... The Legacy of a Callous Force By Deepak Parvatiyar (in Bombay) (This column was published in Free Press Journal, Bombay on 8th March, 1993) If one ignores its dubious role during the recent riots, the Bombay police did enjoy a reputation which could make the famous Scotland Yard envy it. But the recent riots and the emergence of a corrupt and partisan police force made one wonder about such an hyped-up image of the city police. And as the chroniclers recorded the latest events for posterity as a blotch on the face of the city police, one was tempted to flip the pages of history to find out whether the city police ever bore a semblance to the other three Ps -- profiteering, puissance and pomposity -- which have unceremoniously remained a hallmark of Indian police. The modern police force in the city traces its origin to the Bhandari Militia, which had been established around 1672 mainly due to the efforts of the the
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