India, June 3 -- Nationalist Congress Party/NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar/SP) leader and member of Parliament (MP) Supriya Sule on Tuesday replied to Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar's recent letter about the city's law and order situation, saying that while she respects the police force and acknowledges its efforts, the growing sense of fear among ordinary citizens cannot be ignored.

Not so long ago, Sule had criticised the Pune police over a series of serious crimes, including drug-related offences and the recent hooch tragedy that claimed 20 lives in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. Responding to Sule's remarks, police commissioner Kumar on Monday wrote to her, defending the city's crime record and police performance, citing official stati...