Once again, Bhandup is making headlines for all the wrong reasons, and even now, it is because of a senior police inspector. Ramesh Khade, the newly-appointed senior inspector at the Bhandup police station, is at the centre of controversy after he was seen slapping a storekeeper because he refused to move his scooter to make way for Khade's car. Senior officials said an inquiry has been ordered into the incident, which was captured on CCTV.

Khade had been appointed as senior inspector of the Bhandup police station in August, after the area saw rising crime rates. He replaced senior cop Shrinivas Panhale, who was shunted out for being inefficient. Close to two months into the job and Khade has attracted the wrong kind of attention.