Himanshu Roy

Himanshu Roy (23 June 1963 – 11 May 2018)[1] was an Indian police officer, who served as the Additional Director General of Police of Maharashtra. He was ATS Maharashtra Chief. He was an IPS officer of Maharashtra Cadre of 1988 batch and alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[2][3][4][5][6]

Himanshu Roy
Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra
Personal details
Born(1963-06-23)23 June 1963
Mumbai, India
Died11 May 2018(2018-05-11) (aged 54)
Mumbai, India
Cause of deathSuicide
CitizenshipIndian
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Bhavna Roy
ResidenceMumbai
Alma materChartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India St. Xavier's College Mumbai
OccupationLaw enforcement
Known forAdditional Director General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra
Awards Police Medal for Meritorious Service. 50th Anniversary Independence Medal.
WebsiteMumbai Police

During 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case, he was responsible for the arrest of Vindu Dara Singh who had alleged links to bookies in spot fixing.[7][8] Himanshu Roy is the brother-in-law of Amish Tripathi

On 11 May 2018, at around 12:40pm, Himanshu Roy shot himself at his residence. He was rushed to a hospital but could not be saved.[1] He was reportedly suffering from cancer for a long time.[1]

High-profile cases

Roy was involved with solving several high-profile cases including the firing on Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar's driver Arif Bael, Journalist J Dey's murder case, the double murder case involving Vijay Palande, Laila Khan's murder case and the murder of law graduate Pallavi Purkhayasta.[9][10][9]

References
  1. "Former Mumbai top cop Himanshu Roy commits suicide". The Economic Times. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. Hafeez, Mateen (23 May 2014). "Rakesh Maria, Himanshu Roy get Z+ security cover, first Mumbai cops with detail". Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. "The IAS officer who chose society over the service - Times of India". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. "Top cop Himanshu Roy's mother has flat in Worli high-rise". 23 January 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. "PROFILE - Himanshu Roy, Mumbai's supercop". India Today. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. "Maharashtra ATS chief Rakesh Maria takes charge as Mumbai Police Commissioner". 16 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. Deshpande, Alok (22 May 2013). "Dara Singh's son among three arrested". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  8. "IPL spot-fixing: Vindoo Dara Singh sent to 3-day police custody for alleged links to bookies". NDTV. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  9. "Seven senior state police bag President medal - Times of India". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  10. "Rs 2.5K cr waqf scam: Involvement of underworld, cops & builders shows malaise much deeper". 4 March 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.


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