Hasan Gafoor Explained

Hasan Gafoor IPS
Birth Date:	11 December 1950
Birth Place:	Hyderabad, India
Death Date:	12 March 2012 (aged 62)
Death Place:	Mumbai, India
Resting Place:	Mumbai, India
Residence:	Mumbai
Nationality:	Indian
Citizenship:	Indian
Occupation:	Law enforcement
Police Commissioner of Mumbai
Term:	1 March 2008 – 12 June 2009
Predecessor:	D.N. Jadhav

Hasan Gafoor (11 December 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 transferred 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.^[2] Gafoor was a 1974 batch IPS officer.

Hasan Gafoor was indicted in Pradhan commission report on lack of leadership during the Mumbai terror attacks. Hasan Gafoor died of a heart attack in the Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, on 12 March 2012.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Incidents

During his tenure as Police Commissioner of Mumbai the following events took place:

1. 2008 anti-North Indian violence in Maharashtra
2. 2008 Ahmedabad bombings
3. Rahul Raj encounter
4. November 2008 Mumbai attacks

Notes and References

1. News: D Sivanandan to be new police chief of Mumbai. June 14, 2009. The Times of India. 2009-11-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090615071337/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=2&contentid=20090614200906140346509302dbced1f. 15 June 2009. dmy-all.
2. News: Maria to take over as crime branch chief. 15 June 2007. The Times of India. 2008-12-07. dead. https://archive.today/20130103082754/http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2124293.cms. 3 January 2013. dmy-all.
3. News: Former police chief Hasan Gafoor dead . Indian Express . 2012-03-12.
4. Web site: Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor dead . Rediff.com . 2012-03-12.
5. News: Ex-Mumbai police chief Hasan Gafoor dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120312200710/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Ex-Mumbai-police-chief-Hasan-Gafoor-dead/articleshow/12236049.cms . dead . 2012-03-12 . The Times of India . 2012-03-12.