Vishwas Nangare Patil
Indian Police Service Officer
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Vishwas Narayan Nangare Patil, IPS, PPMG is an Indian Police Service officer. He serves as the Additional Director General of Police in the Anti-corruption Bureau, Maharashtra. Previously he was Joint Commissioner of Police (Law & Order), Mumbai. Formerly he was Commissioner of Police, Nashik city.[1][2][3] Patil completed his training in1997. In 2015 he was awarded the President's Police Medal (gallantry) for his role in the counterterrorist operations during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.[4][5][6][7]
1 June 1973
Vishwas Nangare Patil | |
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| Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Corruption Bureau, Maharashtra) | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2022 | |
| Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order Mumbai (Maharashtra, India) | |
| In office 4 September 2020 – 15 December 2022 | |
| Special Inspector-General of Police (Aurangabad Range, Maharashtra, India) | |
| In office 2015–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Amitesh Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Ajit .V. Patil |
| Additional Commissioner of Police, Mumbai West Region | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vishwas Narayan Nangare Patil 1 June 1973 |
| Spouse | Rupali Nangare Patil |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | Osmania University Shivaji University |
| Occupation | Indian Police Service |
| Profession | IPS Officer, Author |
Awards | President's Police Medal (gallantry) |
Career
Nangare-Patil was deputy commissioner of police Zone-1 in South Mumbai during the attack.[8] He confronted the terrorists at Taj hotel. He shot one of them in the leg. During this fight with the terrorists, they shot down one of Nangare's bodyguards and injured one. He had barged in there without any bulletproof vest only with a Glock and if he had not done it people would have died in the marriage hall known as crystal hall.[9][10]
Positions held
- Commissioner of Police - Maharashtra Nagpur Police
- Additional Director General of Police - Anti-Corruption Bureau
- Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) - Mumbai
- Additional Commissioner of Police - Mumbai.[11]
- Superintendent of Police - Thane Rural (2010–11).[12]
- Superintendent of Police - Latur (2002–04)
- Additional Superintendent of Police - Nanded
- Assistant Superintendent of Police - Dhule
Special inspector general of police [IG] Kolhapur
