Vishwas Nangare Patil

Vishwas Narayan Nangare Patil, IPS, PPMG is an Indian Police Service officer. He serves as the Additional Director General of Police in the Anti-corruption Bureau, Maharashtra. Previously he was Joint Commissioner of Police (Law & Order), Mumbai. 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, PPMG
Additional Director General of Police
(Anti-Corruption Bureau, Maharashtra)
Assumed office
15 December 2022
Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order
Mumbai (Maharashtra, India)
In office
4 September 2020 – 15 December 2022
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
Vishwas Narayan Nangare Patil

(1973-06-01) 1 June 1973
Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
SpouseRupali Nangare Patil
Children
  • Janhavi
  • Ranveer
Alma materOsmania University
Shivaji University
OccupationIndian Police Service
ProfessionIPS Officer, Author
AwardsPresident's Police Medal (gallantry)

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. He had barged in there without any bulletproof vest only with a Glock and if he had not done it people would have died in the marriage hall known as crystal hall.[9][10]

Positions held

Books
  • Mann Mein Hai Vishwas (Hindi).[13]
  • Kar Har Maidan Fateh (Hindi).[14]

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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvk4UUMKbFI
  10. Mengle, Gautam S. (25 November 2018). "26/11 anniversary | A day of skirmishes". The Hindu.
  11. "Thane Rural Superintendent of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil has been promoted as Additional Commissioner of Police, West Region". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 24 May 2011.
  12. "Fellow cops give a day's salary". hindustantimes.com. 4 November 2010.
  13. "मन में है विश्वास". loksatta.com. 22 May 2016.
  14. "'एकलव्यां'ना विश्वास देणारे पुस्तक". Maharashtratimes.com. 21 February 2021.


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