New Mumbai top cop assures effective response to terror threat

The high standards of performace set by his predecessor in tackling terrorism would be carried forward and Mumbaikars could be assured of an effective response to any threat to the city, new Mumbai Police Commissioner Subodh Kumar Jaiswal said today.

Jaiswal (55), a 1985-batch IPS officer, was deputed to the Centre as additional secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, and was serving in the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) before taking over as Mumbai police commissioner today.

Speaking to the media today evening after taking charge, Jaiswal said that he would tackle terror in the same way that his predecessor did.

He assured people of the city that he and his team would respond to any terror threat that the city would face.

Challenges before the police remain, fundamentally, the same at all points of time, and basic policing, to deal with these challenges, also remained the same, he asserted.

Priorities never change, he said, adding that as and when certain circumstances rise, they would be dealt with accordingly.

Talking about terrorism, Jaiswal said, "I would carry forward the high standards of performance set by my predecessor."