Hemant Karkare was born in 1954. Not much is known about his childhood, but he went on to attain a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Vishveshvarayya Regional Engineering in Nagpur, the largest city in central India. In 1982, he became a batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and slowly worked his way up the ranks, receiving posts at Nanded, Akola, Thane and Bhiwandi. Then, nine years later, he was sent to a post in the Chandrapur area of the state. Finally, he ended up in Mumbai, where he acted as the deputy commissioner of police in their economic offense wing. He also worked in the research and analysis wing -- the country's external intelligence agency -- out of Austria for seven years.
Success
Hemant Karkare helped to solve the serial bomb blasts in Thane, Panvel and Vashi, and also helped in the investigation of the September 29, 2008 blast in Malegaon. Known for his discipline and fair investigation tactics, he encouraged his officers to "play fair," stating, "We should do our job and it is for the court to decide.”
He was killed in November 2008 while leading an offensive against terrorists at the Taj Hotel.
Quotes
"He is a good and upright officer, a law enforcing officer and has a good track record."
- Arvind Inamdar, Senior and former Maharashtra Director General of Police about Hemant Karkare just prior to his assassination.
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