Picture Courtesy: India Today
Bhubaneswar: Retired IPS officer and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik will formally join the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday.
The 1979 batch Odia IPS officer retired on September 30, 2015, after a distinguished career in the Maharashtra Police spanning over 36 years.
One of the most dynamic, daring and respected police officers of the Maharashtra cadre, Patnaik is the first and only Odia IPS officer to hold the post of Police Commissioner of Mumbai.
He is the recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003 and the Indian Police Medal for meritorious services in 1994.
Born on September 8, 1955, in Bhubaneswar, Patnaik attended Mayo College in Ajmer. Prior to joining the Indian Police Service in 1979, he had worked with the State Bank of India for a period of approximately two years.
A recipient of the Director General of Police’s Insignia for his contribution in the investigation of 1993 Mumbai blast, Patnaik distinguished himself by his effective handling of the Mumbai riots in his jurisdiction in 1992-93.
Berhampur: Hundreds of thalassemia and sickle cell patients on Tuesday staged a demonstration demanding a…
Mumbai: Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu and her ex-husband actor Naga Chaitanya have moved on after…
Mumbai: Amidst rumours of their divorce, Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai asked women to stand up…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a roadshow on his arrival at Bhubaneswar…
New York: Elon Musk, father of 12 children with different partners, has led an eventful…
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance has apprehended a college principal while taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh…
Mumbai: Ahead of the release of Allu Arjun's highly-anticipated ‘Pushpa: The Rule’, one of the…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected the application of IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan for…