Gafoor to explain his remarks against top cops in 10 days

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor will submit a written explanation to the state government over the remarks attributed to him,accusing four senior police officers of dereliction of duty during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks,a top official said in Mumbai on Friday.

“We have asked Gafoor to explain his side of the story. We asked him whether he had given the interview,” additional chief secretary (Home) Chandra Iyengar told reporters.

Gafoor was quoted as saying in an interview to a news magazine that “a section of senior police officers refused to be on the ground and take on the terrorists. By doing so,they chose to ignore the need of the hour.”

Chief Minister Ashok Chavan had earlier said the reported comments “do not fit into police discipline”. Iyengar has been directed by Home minister R R Patil to inquire if Gafoor really made those remarks.