Hasan Gafoor
| Hasan Gafoor | |
|---|---|
| Director General of Police, Maharashtra | |
| In office June 14, 2009 – December 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | D.N. Jadhav |
| Succeeded by | Dhanushyakodi Sivanandan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Surat |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Occupation | Law enforcement |
| Religion | Muslim |
Hasan Gafoor was the Director General of Police of Maharashtra (Anti Corruption bureau). Previously he was the Director General of Police of Maharashtra and managing director of the Maharashtra Police Housing & Welfare Corporation. He was the Police Commissioner of Mumbai, but was promoted as an aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.[1] Prior to being the Police Commissioner, he was the Additional Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) between 15 June 2007 and 29 February 2008.[1] Gafoor is a 1974 batch IPS officer, and was the second Muslim to become the police chief of Mumbai after Syed Majeedullah, who was the Police Commissioner from 1962 to 1965.[2]
Hasan Gafoor passed his bachelor of Engineering from the university of Mumbai and was instrumental in the implementation of many technical upgrades in the Maharashtra Police.
Hasan Gafoor retired from active service after an illustrious record on December 31, 2010. At that time he was the seniormost Police officer in the State of Maharashtra.
[edit] Incidents
During his tenure as Police Commissioner of Mumbai, Gafoor handled the following events:
- 2008 anti-North Indian violence in Maharashtra
- 2008 Ahmedabad bombings
- Rahul Raj encounter
- November 2008 Mumbai attacks
[edit] Blame for leadership during 26/11
After the attacks of 26/11, an inquiry commission by the Government of Maharashtra found fault with Police Commissiner Gafoor's leadership during the crisis.[3]
This report was rejected by the Govt. of Maharashtra[citation needed].
[edit] References
- ^ a b "D Sivanandan to be new police chief of Mumbai". Times of India. Times Group. June 14, 2009. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=2&contentid=20090614200906140346509302dbced1f. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ Burney, Shahid Raza (2 March 2008). "Gafoor Mumbai Police Chief". Arab News. http://www.arabnews.com/services/print/print.asp?artid=107390&d=2&m=3&y=2008&hl=Gafoor%20Mumbai%20Police%20Chief. Retrieved 2008-12-07.[dead link]
- ^ The Pradhan committee report said Gafoor did not exhibit adequate initiative in handling the multi-pronged attack. "For lack of visible Command and Control at the CP's office, an impression that the police handled the operation ineffectively, was created by the public." "we have come to the conclusion that there was absence of visible and overt leadership". PTI (2009-12-21). "Pradhan Committee finds serious lapses on Gafoor’s part". Nagpur: The Hindu. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article68262.ece.
| Preceded by D.N. Jhadav |
Police Commissioner of Mumbai 1 March 2008 – 13 June 2009 |
Succeeded by Dhanushyakodi Sivanandan |
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