Suresh Khopade

Suresh Abaji Khopade (born 1 Jun 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. . satyamevjayate - Aamir Khan Productions Pvt. Ltd. http://www.satyamevjayate.in/police/police-guest-profiles.aspx. Retrieved 16 March 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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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