Angry tweets: Mumbai cops slammed after moral policing raids - easier to catch couples than terrorists

Liberal outrage after Mumbai police arrest couples for public indecency. Representative pic

Staff correspondent, August 9, NewsCrunch

A team from the Mumbai's Malwani police raided several hotels in the Madh Island and Aksa on Thursay and booked 40 couples for public indecency.

The police said they were acting on a prostitution tip, while everyone detained in the raid was a consenting adult.

All the couples were taken to police station, humiliated for hours and let off with a fine.

The police personnel misbehaved with the detained persons; one girl, who protested,  was slapped by a woman constable, reports Mid Day.

College students, who were  caught in the raid, were made to call their parents to the station, who were also put through lessons in parenting.

The police action, which is routine, sparked an outrage. Urban India has changed and consenting adults having sex in private is not police business. What happened in the hotels was a private act and not public indecency, as the Mumbai police claimed.

Here are a few sample responses for the raids conducted by the Mumbai Police on Twitter

This police-state nonsense is going mad! How can it be 'public indecency' if they were in hotel rooms? #sexbanned ? http://t.co/uNAafATLft

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) August 8, 2015

Will Foxconn execs/employees who visit Mumbai with their partners they're not married to be harassed for indecency? https://t.co/p0CWMfqbOW

— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) August 8, 2015

Going for Dinner with MY WIFE with marriage certificate. Ready for Mumbai Police.

— Shaktimaan Thackeray (@Madan_Chikna) August 8, 2015

Mumbai police trying to #shame consensual couples shud also try shaming netas and their nawab sons 4 the same.. Jst try it once & u'll know.

— कोमल :) (@Komal_Indian) August 8, 2015

Cops barging into rooms arresting couples for "public indecency" is blatant misuse of power & moral policing: http://t.co/cGQLacUdNE

— raghu ram (@tweetfromRaghu) August 8, 2015

This kind of psychopathic monstrosity has no parallel in any civilised society. @Dev_Fadnavishttp://t.co/93qaGMdiAGpic.twitter.com/DflefP5u35

— Anand Ranganathan (@ARangarajan1972) August 8, 2015

Dear Mumbai Police in the name of moral policing don't impose your frustration to Ethical Lovers. Don't redefine Democracy. Shameful act

— Kailash Kher (@Kailashkher) August 8, 2015

Allow spurious liquor sale, but arrest couples. Yes. Acche din are here: Mumbai Cops Pick up Couple From Hotel Rooms http://t.co/Jm9CZryvmk

— raghu ram (@tweetfromRaghu) August 8, 2015

After playing Moral Police, Mumbai Police to play Fashion Police. Anyone dressed badly will be arrested.

— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) August 8, 2015

Easy to Catch Couples than Terrorist. NO ??? Mumbai Police

— Gustakh Nigaah❤ (@SarcastiCharm) August 8, 2015

Mumbai Police harass couples in hotel rooms. What to do. They are just following their instruction manual... https://t.co/UZirkXwPwA

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) August 8, 2015

A truly horrifying story. The Maharashtra CM should suspend the cops at once and order an inquiry. #khakhitalibanhttp://t.co/fHwX3mhLoQ

— vir sanghvi (@virsanghvi) August 8, 2015