All about Hemant Nagrale, who replaces Parambir Singh as Mumbai Police Commissioner

New Delhi: Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh was on Wednesday shunted out to Home Guard department and will be replaced by Hemant Nagrale.

Parambir Singh’s transfer comes just days after Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze was arrested by the NIA in the Antilia bomb scare case. Vaze was directly reporting to Param Bir Singh.

About Hemant Nagrale

This year in January only, IPS officer Hemant Nagrale was appointed as Maharashtra’s Director General of Police. Nagrale (58) is a 1987-batch IPS officer and was Director General (technical & legal), prior to this assignment.

Nagrale earlier served as the Navi Mumbai police commissioner from May 2016 to July 2018.

Nagrale, an officer with several awards in his kitty

He has also worked as the joint commissioner of police (administration) in the Mumbai police force, special inspector general (admin) in the DG office and special inspector general at the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL).

Hemant Nagrale has received several awards like the President’s Police Medal, Vishesh Seva Padak and Antarik Suraksha Padak for his service over the years. As an IPS officer, his first assignment (1989-92) was in the Naxalite-affected Chandrapur District as ASP of Rajura.

Nagrale won applause for his role in Mumbai 26/11 attacks

The 1987-batch IPS officer was hailed for his actions during the Mumbai terror attack in 2008. When the strike happened, Nagrale, who was posted at MSEDCL, entered Hotel Taj Mahal Palace along with four other policemen and helped the injured and dead to be shifted to nearby hospitals.

After helping the injured, he went on the lookout for suspicious objects and spotted an RDX (explosive) bag. The report said that Nagrale personally removed the RDX bag to a safer place and then called the bomb disposal squad.