Bhandari Militia

Bhandari Militia was the first police establishment in Mumbai (then Bombay) during the time of British East India Company.[1] In Bombay, Governor Aungier formed a militia of local Bhandari youth to deal with organized street-level gangs that robbed sailors in 1669. In those days the Bhandaris were referred as Bandareens.

See also

• History of Bombay under British rule

References

1. Criminal Justice India Series, Vol. 4 (HB). Allied Publishers. pp. 20–21. ISBN 8177643657. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

• The Bombay City Police – A Historical Sketch 1672–1916. Oxford University Press. 21 March 2024. pp. 1–19.