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- The Life and Times of Baby Patankar | Excerpt from ‘Meow Meow’
The Life and Times of Baby Patankar | Excerpt from ‘Meow Meow’
On 9 March 2015, a constable in the Mumbai Police force, Dharmaraj Kalokhe, was arrested by the local police for possession of a white powder believed to be the synthetic drug Mephedrone. His partner, Shashikala ‘Baby’ Patankar, was the informant. Later she was arrested by the police, too.
Unearthing new facts about the controversial hunt for Mephedrone in Mumbai, this book is a blow-by-blow account of Baby’s capture and the investigation that followed. It is also the story of Mephedrone – better known as Meow Meow – which, when it entered the schools, colleges and pubs of Mumbai, changed the rules of the game and the enforcement of narcotics laws in the city.
Fast and pacy, Meow Meow is the tale of one of Mumbai’s most baffling crime and the intriguing life that Baby Patankar led.
Read an excerpt from the book below.
The excerpt was first published in Scroll.in.
About the Book - Meow Meow
Call her a police informant, a slumlord, a successful businesswoman, a caring grandmother-but do not call Shashikala 'Baby' Patankar a drug dealer.On 9 March 2015, a constable in the Mumbai Police force, Dharmaraj Kalokhe, was arrested by the local police…
About the Author - Srinath Rao
Srinath Rao is a Mumbai-based crime reporter who used to work with The Indian Express. At the Express, he was part of the reporting team behind award-winning global investigations such as the Swiss Leaks, the Panama Papers and the Paradise…
To read more, order your copy of Meow Meow, by Srinath Rao today!
₹ 399.0000
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