Fed up with the police’s inaction on the increasing thefts of car batteries in the Mahim West area, locals have said that they will soon launch a strike against the Mahim police if they fail to register a FIR. Residents have claimed that they have identified the accused with the help of CCTV cameras installed in the vicinity and went to the police with it, but, the cops are yet to act.

The residents have identified the accused as Hasan Shaikh. According to the people, the accused is the son of a police informer and earlier worked with the Mahim Traffic police. In the past few weeks, the batteries of more than 35 cars have been stolen in the Mahim West area. Following the incident, the residents approached Mahim police. However, according to them, instead of an FIR, the cops only registered a non-cognisable offence (NC), deeming the theft “not serious”.