Pursuing a house break theft in Indiranagar reported in June this year, the Indiranagar police arrested notorious gangster Bombay Saleem, after a hot pursuit in Pune, recently. He was brought to the city for further investigation and his mobile phone seized. While checking his mobile phone, police were shocked to find a photo of gangster Saleem in a police constable’s uniform and questioned him. Saleem confessed that he was arrested by Govindapura police about an year ago in a burglary case and was taken out of station with a police escort for a recovery. A police constable identified as H.R. Sonar had stayed with Saleem in a hotel and had gone out leaving his uniform behind. Saleem wore the uniform, made a video call to his wife before taking a selfie, it was revealed. Taking strong objections to this, D. Devaraj, DCP (East Division) said that the police constable Sonar has been suspended for dereliction of duty pending enquiry. Bombay Saleem allegedly runs a gang active in many parts of South India and has over 40 cases, including murder against him. Arrested several times, he is known to operate from within the prison as well with impunity. Published - August 07, 2025 09:28 pm IST