Vishwas Nangare Patil

Vishwas Narayan Nangare-Patil is an Indian Police Service officer. He serves as the Joint Commissioner of Police (Law & Order) in Mumbai City. 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]

Vishwas Nangare Patil (IPS)
Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order
Mumbai (Maharashtra, India)
Assumed office
4/9/2020
Special Inspector-General of Police
(Aurangabad Range, Maharashtra, India)
In office
2015–2016
Preceded byAmitesh Kumar
Succeeded byAjit .V. Patil
Additional Commissioner of Police, Mumbai West Region
Personal details
Born (1973-10-05) 5 October 1973
Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
NationalityIndian
Children
  • Janhavi
  • Ranveer
Alma materOsmania University
Shivaji University
OccupationIndian Police Service
ProfessionIPS Officer
AwardsPresident's Police Medal

Career
See also: 2008 Mumbai attacks

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.[9]

Positions held

Books
  • Mann Mein Hai Vishwas (hindi).[12]
  • Kar Har Maidan Fateh (hindi).[13]

References
  1. "Nangre Patil seeks details of all pending preventive action proposals". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. "Vishwas Nangre Patil to be special IG, Aurangabad". business-standard.com. Press Trust of India. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. "In a bid to improve the image of police among the public, Special Inspector General of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil". ndtv.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. "Aurangabad range IG gets President's award for gallantry". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. "The ugly questions that hang over Mumbai cop's 26/11 honour". firstpost.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. "Police officers Date, Nangre-Patil injured". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. "SENIOR COPS QUESTION GALLANTRY AWARD TO ADDL CP". mumbaimirror.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. "Police Had General Inputs About Possible Targets Before 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack, Says Senior Official". 27 November 2020.
  9. Mengle, Gautam S. (25 November 2018). "26/11 anniversary | A day of skirmishes". The Hindu.
  10. "Thane Rural Superintendent of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil has been promoted as Additional Commissioner of Police, West Region". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 24 May 2011.
  11. "Fellow cops give a day's salary". hindustantimes.com. 4 November 2010.
  12. "मन में है विश्वास". loksatta.com. 22 May 2016.
  13. "'एकलव्यां'ना विश्वास देणारे पुस्तक". Maharashtratimes.com. 21 February 2021.


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