Arup Patnaik

Arup Patnaik retired in September 2015 after serving as an IPS officer for 36 years.

Former Mumbai Commissioner of Police Arup Patnaik has been admitted to Jaslok hospital in South Mumbai after he reportedly complained of chest pain.

Yesterday, the familiar head of the Mumbai police was transferred from his post as police commissioner and given a desk job of providing security for VIPs.

A phone call from the NCP supremo to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan yesterday reportedly sealed the fate of Arup Patnaik who will now head Maharashtra State Security Corporation, while senior IPS officer Satyapal Singh takes over as Mumbai's top cop.

Mumbai's new Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh has asked Vasant Dhoble, the city's controversial Assistant Police Commissioner, to report to the Crime Branch, and not to him directly. Mr Dhoble heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service department and reported directly to the previous police commissioner Arup Patnaik.

Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik, who was criticized by some parties for his handling of a riot in the city earlier this month, has been transferred. The city's new police commissioner is Satyapal Singh.

With Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik under attack from some quarters, including the ruling ally NCP, for what they say is the mishandling of the protest at Azad Maidan on August 11, sources have told NDTV that Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is reportedly not in favour of transferring the top cop.

Amid reports that the Maharashtra government is considering transferring him, Arup Patnaik, the city's police commissioner, has defended his handling of the riot that erupted earlier this month at Azad Maidan, where thousands had gathered to protest against the deaths of Muslims in ethnic violence in Assam. Two people had died and more than 40 were...

The Maharashtra Home Department has sent a proposal to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan recommending the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for his alleged mishandling of the recent violence in Azad Maidan in the city, sources have told NDTV.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today put up a big show of strength, gathering thousands of supporters at a protest rally in Mumbai. At the Azad Maidan, he demanded the resignation of state Home Minister RR Patil and Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for the riot at the same ground earlier this month that resulted in the death o...

Establishments serving liquor and entertainment in the form of live orchestras, bar dancers and other such activities have much more to worry about, after the commissioner of police issued a new set of stringent orders to his subordinates last week.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Social Service Branch) Vasant Dhoble, the policeman whose job is secure largely due to the unwavering trust the police commissioner has in his policing style, has been told to cool it for a few days. Till Tuesday to be precise, as Arup Patnaik, commissioner of Mumbai police, is in the United States of America on of...

The city's party-hoppers may soon suffer from sleepless nights of a different kind. Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik has written to the state government that 14 city pubs, which enjoy the privilege of remaining open till 3 am by virtue of being inside 5-star hotels, should fall in with the regular 1:30 am deadline in order to avoid brawls.

After the ghastly murder of MiD DAY's Investigations Editor J Dey and the law and order situation apparently keeling over in the city, Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik, who claims to have taken the killing as a personal affront to the force, has become sensitive to the need of an overhaul of the department.At a condolence meet held yesterday...

The hearts of bar owners skipped a beat after news of Arup Patnaik's appointment as Mumbai's new Commissioner of Police spread across the city last evening.Some of Patnaik's contemporaries rate him as a 'bar buster'. Others say he leads from the front with a hockey stick and a hunter in his hand. Patnaik's juniors recalled how he made Bollywood act...

Arup Patnaik retired in September 2015 after serving as an IPS officer for 36 years.

Former Mumbai Commissioner of Police Arup Patnaik has been admitted to Jaslok hospital in South Mumbai after he reportedly complained of chest pain.

Yesterday, the familiar head of the Mumbai police was transferred from his post as police commissioner and given a desk job of providing security for VIPs.

A phone call from the NCP supremo to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan yesterday reportedly sealed the fate of Arup Patnaik who will now head Maharashtra State Security Corporation, while senior IPS officer Satyapal Singh takes over as Mumbai's top cop.

Mumbai's new Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh has asked Vasant Dhoble, the city's controversial Assistant Police Commissioner, to report to the Crime Branch, and not to him directly. Mr Dhoble heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service department and reported directly to the previous police commissioner Arup Patnaik.

Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik, who was criticized by some parties for his handling of a riot in the city earlier this month, has been transferred. The city's new police commissioner is Satyapal Singh.

With Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik under attack from some quarters, including the ruling ally NCP, for what they say is the mishandling of the protest at Azad Maidan on August 11, sources have told NDTV that Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is reportedly not in favour of transferring the top cop.

Amid reports that the Maharashtra government is considering transferring him, Arup Patnaik, the city's police commissioner, has defended his handling of the riot that erupted earlier this month at Azad Maidan, where thousands had gathered to protest against the deaths of Muslims in ethnic violence in Assam. Two people had died and more than 40 were...

The Maharashtra Home Department has sent a proposal to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan recommending the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for his alleged mishandling of the recent violence in Azad Maidan in the city, sources have told NDTV.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today put up a big show of strength, gathering thousands of supporters at a protest rally in Mumbai. At the Azad Maidan, he demanded the resignation of state Home Minister RR Patil and Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for the riot at the same ground earlier this month that resulted in the death o...

Establishments serving liquor and entertainment in the form of live orchestras, bar dancers and other such activities have much more to worry about, after the commissioner of police issued a new set of stringent orders to his subordinates last week.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Social Service Branch) Vasant Dhoble, the policeman whose job is secure largely due to the unwavering trust the police commissioner has in his policing style, has been told to cool it for a few days. Till Tuesday to be precise, as Arup Patnaik, commissioner of Mumbai police, is in the United States of America on of...

The city's party-hoppers may soon suffer from sleepless nights of a different kind. Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik has written to the state government that 14 city pubs, which enjoy the privilege of remaining open till 3 am by virtue of being inside 5-star hotels, should fall in with the regular 1:30 am deadline in order to avoid brawls.

After the ghastly murder of MiD DAY's Investigations Editor J Dey and the law and order situation apparently keeling over in the city, Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik, who claims to have taken the killing as a personal affront to the force, has become sensitive to the need of an overhaul of the department.At a condolence meet held yesterday...

The hearts of bar owners skipped a beat after news of Arup Patnaik's appointment as Mumbai's new Commissioner of Police spread across the city last evening.Some of Patnaik's contemporaries rate him as a 'bar buster'. Others say he leads from the front with a hockey stick and a hunter in his hand. Patnaik's juniors recalled how he made Bollywood act...