Mumbai Police Commissioner (CP) Vivek Phansalkar said, tackling terrorism and cyber crime are the major challenges for the city cops, but efforts are on to keep the metropolis safe and terror-free. The security of women, children, senior citizens and deprived sections is the Mumbai Police's priority, Phansalkar, who recently took charge as the city CP, told PTI in an interview.

The city has faced a number of terror incidents, including serial bomb blasts in 1993, train blasts in 2007 and a deadly terror attack in November 2008, these attacks claimed several lives. Phansalkar told PTI, Mumbai is an important city and the police are working relentlessly in coordination with all the agencies including the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Force One (a specialised counter-terrorism unit of the Mumbai police), and the state intelligence department, to keep the city safe.