In a bizarre incident, a 29-year-old history-sheeter was paraded through a locality in Borivali by Mumbai Police in order to remove the fear he created among the local residents.
According to the Indian Express, the man was identified as Maru Kunchikorve, and has 23 cases registered against him, including murder, assault, and robbery. Due to his criminal record, residents of Borivali and Dahisar had started fearing his presence. The cops have said that parading Kunchikorve was necessary as he had been taking advantage of the fear to extort money from people.
Kunchikorve, a month ago, was released from Nagpur jail after he completed a seven-year prison term. After coming back, he started extorting money from people in Dahisar and Borivali. The extorting came to light when, in the last week of June, a hawker approached the police, saying that Kunchikorve had assaulted and robbed him of cash. After this, the police sent a team and got hold of Kunchikorve and brought him to the police station.
Police arrested Kunchikorve under sections 392 (robbery) and 323 (assault) of the Indian Penal Code. The police knew that he would be granted bail, so they took him to Ganpat Patil Nagar in Borivali to conduct their investigation.
An officer told the Indian Express, “He stays in Ganpat Patil Nagar and has few neighbours. As he has a criminal history, people are scared of him due to which they would easily give him the money he demanded. During our investigation, we took him to the area and as people started gathering, we carried out a parade, asking the people to be fearless and instead come to the police station and registered a case if Kunchikorve ever threatens them.”
The video of the incident went viral on social media which showed police of MHB colony police station addressing people in Ganpat Patil Nagar. The cops were seen urging people not to be afraid of Kunchikorve and to come to the police station if he troubles them.
