Hasan Gafoor (1949 or 1950 – 12 March 2012) was the Director General of Police of Maharashtra (Anti Corruption bureau). Previously he was the Director General of Police of Maharashtra and managing director of the Maharashtra Police Housing & Welfare Corporation. He was the Police Commissioner of Mumbai, but was promoted as an aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.[1] Prior to being the Police Commissioner, he was the Additional Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) between 15 June 2007 and 29 February 2008.[1] Gafoor is a 1974 batch IPS officer, and was the second Muslim to become the police chief of Mumbai after Syed Majeedullah, who was the Police Commissioner from 1962 to 1965.[2] Hasan Gafoor passed his bachelor of Engineering from the university of Mumbai and was instrumental in the implementation of many technical upgrades in the Maharashtra Police. Hasan Gafoor retired from active service after an illustrious record on 31 December 2010. At that time he was the seniormost Police officer in the State of Maharashtra. Hasan Gafoor died of a heart attack in the Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, on 12 March 2012.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:36:28 +0000
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