The two suspended police officers—Inspector Motiram Kadam and Sub-Inspector Deepak Pawar—are both attached to the Shivaji Park police station. “They were present when a crowd had gathered on Sunday afternoon and attacked the taxi. The officers did not take any action against despite being present at the spot at the time of the offence,” said Seth.

Seth added: “We are also conducting an internal inquiry against some other officers, including Assistant Commissioner of Police Balkrishna Bhange of the Dadar division under whose jurisdiction the incident took place. If these officers are found to be responsible for lapses, action will be taken against them.”

According to the police, 270 persons have been arrested since Sunday for causing unrest—of these 143 are MNS workers and 90 are Samajwadi Party activists.

“There were no incidents of violence anywhere in the city on Wednesday. However, in the afternoon, six to seven men with their faces covered entered Sharma Textiles showroom in Matunga (East). They took out some cloth and threw it on the road before running away. But they didn’t damage the shop or assault anybody. No shops in the area were asked to close down,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) K L Prasad.