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.
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- ↑ Criminal Justice India Series, Vol. 4 (HB){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Allied Publishers. ISBN 8177643657
- The Bombay City Police - A Historical Sketch 1672 - 1916{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}