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joint commissioner of police 1982 -- 2008 26 november 2008 mumbai , maharashtra , india nagpur , maharashtra , india india india 200px 34px ashoka chakra ac india india 12 december 1954 40px joint commissioner of police hemant karkare.jpg hemant karkare
 hemant karkare indian police service mumbai anti-terror squad
hemant karkare

hemant karkare ac -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 12 december 1954 -- 27 november 2008 -rrb- was the chief of the mumbai anti-terrorist squad -lrb- ats -rrb- .
he was killed in action during the 2008 mumbai attacks after being shot three times in the chest .
his bravery was honoured with the ashoka chakra on 26 january 2009 .
karkare succeeded k. p. raghuvanshi as the chief of ats in january 2008 and was eventually succeeded by raghuvanshi after he was killed on 26 november 2008 .
he was credited with solving the serial bombing cases in thane , vashi and panvel , and led the investigation of the 2008 malegaon blasts .
