Indian police officer and Ashoka Chakra recipient (1954–2008)
Joint Commissioner of Police
Hemant Karkare
AC
Hemant Karkare (pictured while on duty)
Born
Hemant Kamlakar Karkare
(1954-12-12)12 December 1954
Nagpur, Madhya Pradesh, India (present-day Maharashtra)
Died
26 November 2008(2008-11-26) (aged 53)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Employer
Indian Police Service (Mumbai Unit)
Known for
2008 Mumbai attacks
Police career
Country
India
Department
Indian Police Service Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad
Service years
1982–2008
Rank
Joint Commissioner of Police
Awards
Ashoka Chakra
Hemant Kamlakar Karkare, AC (pronunciationⓘ) (12 December 1954 – 26 November 2008) was the chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). He was killed in action during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. In 2009, he was posthumously given the Ashoka Chakra,[1][2] India's highest peacetime gallantry decoration.
Karkare succeeded K. P. Raghuvanshi as the Chief of ATS in January 2008 and was eventually succeeded by Raghuvanshi after he was shot dead on 26 November 2008. He was credited with solving the serial bombing cases in Thane, Vashi and Panvel, and led the investigation of the 2008 Malegaon blasts.[3]
^"Karkare, Ombale & Sharma among Ashok Chakra awardees". The Economic Times. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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