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Mumbai’s new police chief saved lives in 26/11 terror attacks
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March 17, 2021 23:37 IST
Hemant Nagrale spotted bag containing RDX near Taj hotel, rescued hostages and shifted injured to hospitals
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Hemant Nagrale spotted bag containing RDX near Taj hotel, rescued hostages and shifted injured to hospitals
Senior IPS officer Hemant Nagrale, who was on Wednesday appointed the new Police Commissioner of Mumbai, saved lives during the 26/11 terror attacks by recovering a bag containing RDX near the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in south Mumbai and shifting it to a safer place.
Mr. Nagrale, who was holding additional charge as State Director General of Police, got the Mumbai Police chief’s post after the Maharashtra government transferred Param Bir Singh and posted him to the State Home Guard over his handling of the security scare outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s house.
All you need to know about new Maharashtra DGP Hemant Nagrale
All you need to know about new Maharashtra DGP Hemant Nagrale
Hemant Nagrale has received several awards like the President’s Police Medal, Vishesh Seva Padak and Antarik Suraksha Padak for his service over the years. He also played an instrumental role in saving people during the Mumbai terror attack in 2008.
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Hemant Nagrale.
Hemant Nagrale, an IPS from 1987 batch Maharashtra Cadre officer, will be holding the additional charge of Directorate General of Maharashtra Police.
The IPS officer pursued his schooling till the sixth standard from ZP School in Bhadrawati, located in Chandrapur district, and later moved to Nagpur where he completed his schooling from Patwardhan High School. Nagrale holds a degree of BE (Mechanical) from VRCE Nagpur (now VNIT) and is post-graduate in Master of Finance Management (JBIMS, Mumbai).