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Jt CP Karkare fought battle from the front |
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By: Mid Day Team |
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2008-11-27 |
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Place: Mumbai |
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Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, an IPS officer of the 1982 batch, was shot dead by suspected fidayeen gunmen near Metro cinema yesterday. Karkare began his stint fighting Naxalite insurgents at Chandrapur.
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| Hemant Karkare in white shirt: Just before he was shot dead in action. |
Karkare worked for the National Productivity Council and Hindustan Lever before joining Indian Police Service. Since 1985, Karkare was posted at Nanded, Akola, Thane and Bhiwandi and in Mumbai as a deputy commissioner of police in the economic offense wing. Karkare also worked for sometime with the research and analysis wing âÃÂàthe country's external intelligence agency. Before handling the post of Anti Terrorist Cheif, Karkare was handling the post of Joint Commisioner of police (Administration).
Recent sensetive cases handled by his team include the Mumbai July 2006 local train blasts and the Sepember 29 Malegaon blast.
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