Mumbai, Jan 20 (UNI) After a gap of 88 years, Mumbai police will get a mounted police unit for traffic and crowd control post, while horses will be deployed on duty after taking part in the Republic Day parade at Shivaji Park this year, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has said.
According to the Minister, the unit was disbanded in 1932 due to growing vehicular traffic. However, from January 26, it would patrol the streets of the bustling metropolis.
'Accordingly, for the first time since Independence, Mumbai will have a mounted police unit," he said here on Sunday.