Updated On: 03 November, 2012 07:14 AM IST | | Saurabh Vaktania
Controversial cop conferred 'Santacruz Ratna' for his dedication in fighting illegal hawkers and encroachers in the area
His detractors have over the years accorded many nicknames to assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Vasant Dhoble — Bar-raider Cop, Cop with a Hockey Stick, Oppressor of the Innocent Public, Public Enemy No 1, Mumbai’s Party Pooper, and even Hitler. Now, he has a new label, but one that he’s ostensibly proud of.

All smiles: Elderly women felicitate Dhoble at Tholiya Bhavan, Santacruz East. They thanked him for ‘cleansing society’. Pic/Nimesh Dave