| Hemant Karkare | |
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| Indian Police Service officer | |
| 12 December 1954 [1] – 26 November 2008 (aged 53) | |
| Place of birth | Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Place of death | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Service branch | Anti-Terror Squad |
| Year of service | 1982-2008 |
| Rank | Joint Commissioner of Police (ATSChief) |
| Awards | Ashoka Chakra |
Hemant Karkare (Marathi: हेमंत करकरे) (12 December 1954 – 26 November 2008) was the chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad. He was killed during the 2008 Mumbai attacks after being shot three times in the chest.[2] His bravery was honoured with the Ashoka Chakra on 26 January 2009.[3]
Karkare succeeded KP Raghuvanshi as the Chief of ATS in January 2008 and was eventually succeeded by Raghuvanshi after he was killed on 26 November 2008. He was involved in the investigation of the serial bomb blasts in Thane, Vashi and Panvel, and led the investigation of the 29 September blast in Malegaon.[4]
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[edit]Education and career
Karkare came from a Maharashtrian Karhade Brahmin family.[5] Karkare obtained aBachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. After graduation he worked for National productivity council, Government of India and then Hindustan Lever Limited now Hindustan Unilever Ltd., India's largest FMCG company.[6]
He joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) as a member of the 1982 batch. Before becoming ATS Chief of Maharashtra State in January 2008, he was Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration) of Mumbai Police.[7] He served seven years in Austria in theResearch and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's external intelligence agency. According to former senior Mumbai Police officer Y.C. Pawar, Mr. Karkare was regarded as very influenced officer in police circles.(Times of India Nov.28 2008)
We have to salute him
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