Suresh Khopade

Suresh Abaji Khopade (born 1 June 1951) is an Indian writer and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He is a pioneer of community policing initiatives in the state of Maharashtra. He is well known for safeguarding then hyper-sensitive town Bhiwandi during the 1992 communal Riots.[1] He is a recipient of the President’s Medal for Gallantry in 1993.[2] He retired as Special Inspector General of CID.[3]

On 13 March 2014 he was named as a Aam Aadmi Party candidate for Baramati South Lok Sabha constituency.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Verma, Farrukh B. Hakeem, M. R. Haberfeld, Arvind (2012). Policing Muslim communities comparative international context. New York: Springer. ISBN 1461435528.
  2. ↑ Rath, compiled & edited by K.C. Dutt ; with a foreword by Ramakanta (1999). Who's who of Indian writers: 1999 (End-century ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 8126008733.
  3. ↑ "Guest Profiles". satyamevjayate - Aamir Khan Productions Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Shaikh, Zeeshan (13 March 2014). "Against Sule, officer who hunted down dacoits". Indian express. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Khopade gets AAP ticket for Baramati". Sakal Times. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.


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