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*In the Bollywood movie ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)|Black Friday]]'', actor [[Sharad Ponkshe]] essayed the role of Arup Patnaik. In the film's timeline (after 1993 Bomb Blasts), Arup Patnaik was the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone VII, and instrumental in the largest ever seizure of RDX, to the tune of 1500 kg at Mumbra in 1993.
*In the Bollywood movie ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)|Black Friday]]'', actor [[Sharad Ponkshe]] essayed the role of Arup Patnaik. In the film's timeline (after 1993 Bomb Blasts), Arup Patnaik was the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone VII, and instrumental in the largest ever seizure of RDX, to the tune of 1500 kg at Mumbra in 1993.
*[[Hussain Zaidi]]'s 2002 book titled 'Black Friday' detailed the [[1993 Mumbai bombings]], an attack comprising 13 explosions that killed 250 people. Zaidi has dedicated an entire chapter on Patnaik and his handling of the situation. The book was adapted five years later into a film by [[Anurag Kashyap]] also titled Black Friday.
*[[Hussain Zaidi]]'s 2002 book titled 'Black Friday' detailed the [[1993 Mumbai bombings]], an attack comprising 13 explosions that killed 250 people. Zaidi has dedicated an entire chapter on Patnaik and his handling of the situation. The book was adapted five years later into a film by [[Anurag Kashyap]] also titled Black Friday.

==Mumbai Night Life - The 'Bar Buster'==

During his stint as the Police Commissioner, Patnaik clamped down on various illegal establishments. The media had given Patnaik the title of "Bar Buster". Patnaik's juniors recalled how he made Bollywood actor and yesteryears' "Tarzan", Hemant Birje, and a few others do sit-ups in a bar at Andheri. This was quickly followed by raids on several bars in western Mumbai, which were the favorite hangouts of members of the underworld. Patnaik, during his stint as deputy commissioner of police in the western suburbs, was one of the key officers who took part in the 1991 Lokhandwala operation in which [[Dilip Buwa]] and [[Maya Dolas]] were killed.
A team, led by former additional commissioner AA Khan and Patnaik, soon raided [[Dagdi Chawl]], gangster Arun Gawli's stronghold and nabbed key shooter Tanya Koli with a large cache of arms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai's new top cop is a 'bar buster'|url=http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/mumbais-new-top-cop-is-a-bar-buster-448769|accessdate=1 Mar 2012<!--, 12.26 PM IST-->|newspaper=NDTV|date=1 Mar 2012}}</ref> Arup Patnaik had written to the state government that 14 city pubs, which enjoy the privilege of remaining open till 3 am by virtue of being inside 5-star hotels, should fall in with the regular 1:30 am deadline in order to avoid brawls.<ref>{{cite web|title=5-star pubs against top cop's 1.30 am deadline|url=http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/5-star-pubs-against-top-cops-1-30-am-deadline-472653|accessdate=21 Mar 2012<!--, 1.11 PM IST-->|newspaper=NDTV|date=21 Mar 2012}}</ref> Patnaik had also appointed ACP [[Vasant Dhoble]] as head of Mumbai Police's Social Service Branch to lead the crackdown on these establishments within the letter of the law. Dhoble was to report directly to the Commissioner on all such matters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai Police Commissioner says follow Dhoble's footsteps|url=http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-police-commissioner-says-follow-dhobles-footsteps-494936|accessdate=31 Jul 2012<!--, 12.34 PM IST-->|newspaper=NDTV|date=31 Jul 2012}}</ref>


==Controversy==
==Controversy==

Revision as of 22:19, 9 June 2024

Arup Patnaik
Born (1955-09-08) 8 September 1955 (age 69)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Alma materMayo College, Delhi University
Police career
CountryIndian Police Service
DepartmentMumbai Police
Service years1979–2015
Awards President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2003) Indian Police Medal for Meritorious services (1994).
Other workConvenor, Odisha Mo Parivar & Lok Sabha 2019 Elections BJD Candidate Bhubaneswar Parliamentary Constituency. Managing Trustee, Konark Cancer Foundation.

Arup Patnaik (born 8 September 1955) is a retired Indian Police Service officer who was the 36th Police Commissioner of Mumbai.[1] He retired on 30 September 2015 after a 36-year career in the Maharashtra Police. He is a recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003 and the Indian Police Medal for meritorious services in 1994.

Arup Patnaik has previously served as the Chairman of Odisha's State Youth Welfare Board, the Biju Yuva Vahini and was accorded the rank and status of Minister of State by the Odisha State Government.[2]

Patnaik joined the Biju Janata Dal in 2018.[3] In the 2019 General Election he contested the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency. [4] The BJP candidate, Aparajita Sarangi, won the election. [5]

On October 25, 2019 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed Arup Patnaik as the Convenor of the Biju Janata Dal social service wing, 'Odisha Mo Parivar. [6]

On October 30, 2019, Arup Patnaik was inducted as a Co-Opted Member of the House Committee of the Odisha Assembly to look into aspects of Environmental Pollution in the State. [7]

Arup Patnaik founded and is the Managing Trustee of the Konark Cancer Foundation.

Early life

Patnaik was born on 8 September 1955 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He studied up to Class 6th in Cuttack’s Pyarimohan Academy but later attended Mayo College, Ajmer, from where he passed his Indian School Certificate examination in 1971. In-School, he distinguished himself in Boxing and Football.

He is a recipient of The National Science Talent Search Scholarship awarded by the NCERT. He completed his B.Sc. (Chemistry - Hons) from Delhi University.

However, while pursuing his Post Graduate studies in Chemistry, he left halfway to join the State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in 1976 and worked there till 1979.

Police career

Patnaik joined the I.P.S. in 1979 and was posted as probationary Asst. Supdt. of Police, Nasik from 1981 to 1982 and as Suptd. of Police Latur from 1983 to 1986.[8] Patnaik was then transferred to Nagpur City from 1986 to 1988. After Nagpur, Patnaik was posted as Supt. of Police, Jalgaon, from 1988 to 1991. In Mumbai City, he was Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone VII from March 1991 until March 1994. He was a member of the 1993 Bomb Blast team and was also instrumental in the largest ever seizure of RDX, to the tune of 1500 kg at Mumbra in 1993.[9] Patnaik went on deputation to the Central Bureau of Investigation in March 1994 and was assigned the critical charge of supervising investigations into the multi-crore Harshad Mehta security scam.[citation needed]

Patnaik held the position of Additional Commissioner of Police, South Mumbai, from 1999-2001.[citation needed]

On promotion as Inspector General of Police, he headed State Reserve Police Force (S.R.P.F.) from 2001 to 2005. He was moved back to Mumbai Police Commissionerate as Jt.Commissioner of Police, (Law & Order), a post which he held between 2005 and 2007.[citation needed]

In 2007, Patnaik was promoted as Addl. Director-General of Police and he held the post of Addl.Director-General of Police, (Traffic) Maharashtra State, from July 2007 to February 2011. It was during his tenure that the powers of the enforcement, which were taken away from the State Traffic Police on allegation of misuse, were restored.[citation needed]

From February 2011 to August 2012, Patnaik was appointed as the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai.[citation needed]

Personal life

Arup Patnaik is married to Vidhurita, a former Senior Executive with M/s Bennett Coleman and Company Limited The Times Group and has two children, Chirantan and Tanmay.[citation needed]

Along with neurosurgeon B. K. Misra and cardiac surgeon Ramakanta Panda, he established the Konark Cancer Foundation for patients coming to the Tata Memorial Hospital for cancer treatment, providing them with financial and logistical support such as food, shelter, and medications.[10][11]

  • In the 2004 action movie Aan: Men at Work, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar essayed the role of DCP "Hari Om Patnaik" which is a combination of his father's first name (Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia) and that of Patnaik (who holds him in high regard).
  • In the Bollywood movie Black Friday, actor Sharad Ponkshe essayed the role of Arup Patnaik. In the film's timeline (after 1993 Bomb Blasts), Arup Patnaik was the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone VII, and instrumental in the largest ever seizure of RDX, to the tune of 1500 kg at Mumbra in 1993.
  • Hussain Zaidi's 2002 book titled 'Black Friday' detailed the 1993 Mumbai bombings, an attack comprising 13 explosions that killed 250 people. Zaidi has dedicated an entire chapter on Patnaik and his handling of the situation. The book was adapted five years later into a film by Anurag Kashyap also titled Black Friday.

Controversy

Patnaik was abruptly transferred from his post as Commissioner of Police in the aftermath of the Azad Maidan riots. The decision of the Maharashtra Government was highly criticized. Many felt he was a victim of political conspiracy [12] as the opposition led by Raj Thackeray asked for former Home Minister, the late R.R. Patil resignation. From security expert B Raman [13] to super cop Julio Ribeiro, everyone praised Patnaik’s handling of the explosive situation at Azad Maidan on 11 August. Patnaik had personally walked through the mob, refrained his men from opening fire on the Muslim youth and defused a restive and emotionally charged crowd of 50,000 in under 30 minutes.[14] He was succeeded by Dr. Satyapal Singh.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Parasnis-is-DGP-Patnaik-new-Mumbai-police-chief". Times of India. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Ex-Mumbai top cop Arup Patnaik to head Odisha State Youth Welfare Board". Times of India. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Former Mumbai top cop Arup Patnaik joins BJD". Times of India. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "BJD fields Mumbai's ex-police chief Arup Patnaik". The Hindu. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Assembly election results 2019: Naveen Patnaik set to join elite '5-term' club". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Arup Patnaik appointed convenor of BJDs social service wing - Odisha Mo Parivar". The News Insight. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Arup Patnaik Inducted As Co-Opted Member To Odisha Assembly House Committee". OmmComm News. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Top cop retires, Latur felicitates local legend". Mumbai Mirror. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  9. ^ "A Happy Moment for the Mumbai Police". The Hindu. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  10. ^ Shelar, Jyoti (11 April 2017). "Ex-Mumbai police chief now helps cancer patients". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  11. ^ "About – konark".
  12. ^ "Victim of political conspiracy?". Rediff Online. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  13. ^ "Arup Patnaik deserves credit for controlling Mumbai violence". Rediff Online. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Arup Patnaik saved Mumbai from burning". DNA. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Arup Patnaik transferred; Satyapal Singh is new Mumbai Police commissioner". Economic Times. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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