Arup Patnaik

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Arup Patnaik
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Born (1955-09-08) 8 September 1955 (age 69)
Alma mater Mayo College, Delhi University
Police career
Country Indian Police Service
Department Mumbai Police
Service years1979–2015
Awards IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png President's Police Medal (2003)
Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png Indian Police Medal (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 served as the 36th Police Commissioner of Mumbai. [1] He retired on 30 September 2015 after a 36-year career with the Maharashtra Police. He is a recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2003) and the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Services (1994).

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Patnaik previously served as the Chairman of Odisha's State Youth Welfare Board, holding the rank and status of a minister of state. [2] After his retirement, Arup Patnaik co-founded the Konark Cancer Foundation.

Early life

Patnaik was born on 8 September 1955 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He studied until Class 6 at Pyarimohan Academy in Cuttack before attending Mayo College, Ajmer, where he passed his Indian School Certificate examination in 1971. [3]

He completed his B.Sc. Chemistry honors degree from Delhi University. [4] While pursuing postgraduate studies in chemistry, he joined the State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in 1976 and worked there until 1979. [5]

Police career

Patnaik joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1979. He was posted as probationary assistant superintendent of police in Nasik from 1981 to 1982 and as Superintendent of Police in Latur from 1983 to 1986. [6] Patnaik was then transferred to Nagpur (1986–1988), followed by a posting as Superintendent of Police in Jalgaon (1988–1991). In Mumbai, he served as Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone VII from March 1991 until March 1994. [7]

He led the investigation into the Bombay riots from 1992 to 1993. [3] He was involved in the 1993 operation at Mumbra that led to the seizure of approximately 1500 kg of RDX. [8] Patnaik went on deputation to the Central Bureau of Investigation in March 1994 and supervised investigations into the Harshad Mehta securities scam. [9] He served as Additional Commissioner of Police for South Mumbai from 1999 to 2001. [10]

Following his promotion to Inspector General of Police, he headed the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) from 2001 to 2005. [11] He returned to the Mumbai Police as Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order (2005–2007). [12] In 2007, Patnaik was promoted to Additional Director-General of Police, Maharashtra, serving from July 2007 to February 2011.[ citation needed ] From February 2011 to August 2012, Patnaik served as Commissioner of Police, Mumbai. [13]

Patnaik was transferred from his position as Commissioner of Police following the Azad Maidan riots and was succeeded by Satyapal Singh in 2012. [14] Patnaik joined the Biju Janata Dal in 2018. [15] In the 2019 general election, he contested the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency. [16] The election was won by BJP candidate Aparajita Sarangi. [17] On October 25, 2019, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed Arup Patnaik Convenor of the Biju Janata Dal social service wing, 'Odisha Mo Parivar'. [18] On October 30, 2019, Arup Patnaik was inducted as a Co-Opted Member of the House Committee of the Odisha Assembly concerning environmental pollution in the state. [19]

Personal life

Arup Patnaik is married to Vidhurita, a former Senior Executive with Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (The Times Group). They have two children, Chirantan and Tanmay.[ citation needed ]

Along with neurosurgeon B. K. Misra and cardiac surgeon Ramakanta Panda, he co-founded the Konark Cancer Foundation. The foundation supports cancer patients undergoing treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital, providing assistance with food, accommodation, and medication. [20] [21]

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. 1 2 "5 Facts On Mumbai Ex Top Cop Arup Patnaik, BJD's Puri Candidate". New Delhi Television Limited. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. "5 Facts On Mumbai Ex Top Cop Arup Patnaik, BJD's Puri Candidate". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. Pioneer, The. "Ex-top cop Arup in for a fight of different sort". The Pioneer. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  6. "Top cop retires, Latur felicitates local legend". Mumbai Mirror. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ZORE, PRASANNA D. "'They wanted to strike terror in India'". Rediff. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. "A Happy Moment for the Mumbai Police" . The Hindu. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  9. "The Fearless Trailblazer: Arup Patnaik's Journey from Bureaucracy to Politics". Indian Masterminds. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  10. ZORE, PRASANNA D. "'They wanted to strike terror in India'". Rediff. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  11. "Maharashtra State Reserve Police Force". Maharashtra SRPF. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  12. "Patnaik favourite for top cop post". The Indian Express. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  13. Rajput, Sagar; Thaver, Mohamed (29 March 2024). "From Mumbai 'bar busting top cop' to BJD's new Puri face against Sambit Patra: Who is Arup Patnaik". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 December 2024. During his stint as the Mumbai top cop from February 2011 to August 2012.
  14. "Arup Patnaik transferred; Satyapal Singh is new Mumbai Police commissioner". Economic Times. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  15. "Former Mumbai top cop Arup Patnaik joins BJD". Times of India. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  16. "BJD fields Mumbai's ex-police chief Arup Patnaik". The Hindu. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  17. "Assembly election results 2019: Naveen Patnaik set to join elite '5-term' club". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  18. "Arup Patnaik appointed convenor of BJDs social service wing - Odisha Mo Parivar". The News Insight. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  19. "Arup Patnaik Inducted As Co-Opted Member To Odisha Assembly House Committee". OmmComm News. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  20. Shelar, Jyoti (11 April 2017). "Ex-Mumbai police chief now helps cancer patients". The Hindu.
  21. "About – konark".