Shooting the dead: Meet India’s police photographers

A police photographer is part of every mobile crime team in India. Sanket Rathod, a Mumbai police photographer, displaying old negatives of black and white cameras. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

Updated on: May 06, 2017 2:17 PM IST

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A police photographer is part of every mobile crime team in India. Sanket Rathod, a Mumbai police photographer, displaying old negatives of black and white cameras. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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The H 16 Reflex, a black and white camera used by Indian police in the ‘80s. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Many Delhi police photographers still don’t use digital camera. Sanjeev Kumar of the Delhi police on assignment. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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Police would accompany criminals to have their portraits taken to the basement studio of the Indian Art Studio, Mumbai (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Brothers Anil, Rajesh and Sanjay Chaddha of the Indian Art Studio, Mumbai. This is Mumbai’s oldest studio for portraits - cops to criminals. And general clients as well. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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A file rack at the Mumbai police headquarters storing files and police photography. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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A police photographer keeps long hours. Lucknow police photographer Amitabh Singh has not taken leave for 25 years. (Ashok Dutta/HT Photo)

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A Photo by Yaggopal Singh Chaddha, evidence photographer, of a fire in the ‘60s. Evidence photography plays a crucial role in settling insurance claims. The police or the insurance company needs a photograph as proof. (Photo courtesy: Indian Art Studio )

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Files of India’s most wanted, Dawood Ibrahim, at a storeroom in police headquarters, Mumbai. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)