Arup Patnaik

Quick Facts

Full Name	Arup Patnaik
Occupation	Indian Police Service
Date Of Birth	Sep 8, 1955(1955-09-08)
Age	69
Birthplace	Bhubaneswar
Country	India
Birth City	Bhubaneswar
Horoscope	Capricorn

Arup Patnaik Biography

Arup Patnaik is one of the most popular and richest Indian Police Service who was born on September 8, 1955 in Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India. Patnaik was born on 8 September 1955 in Bhubhaneshwar, Odisha. He attended Mayo College, Ajmer on scholarship. He is a keen sportsman and distinguished himself in the field of football and boxing during his time at Mayo College. He worked with the State Bank of India for a period of approximately 2 years prior to joining the Indian Police Service in 1979.

Patnaik is a recipient of the Director General of Police’s Insignia for his signal contribution in the investigation of 1993 Bombay bombings. He distinguished himself by his effective handling of the Bombay riots in his jurisdiction in 1992-93.

On promotion as Inspector General of Police, he headed State Reserve Police Force (S.R.P.F.) for a record tenure from 2001 to 2005. It was during his tenure in the SRPF, that colours were presented for the first time by the Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra. He was also the main architect of the Arms & Ammunition policy for the State of Maharashtra. He was moved back to Mumbai Police Commissionerate as Jt.Commissioner of Police, (Law & Order), a post which he held between 2005 and 2007. The handling of the disastrous flood in July 2005, as well as the serial bomb blasts in 2006, were handled by him.

In 2007, Patnaik was promoted as Addl.Director General of Police and he held the post of Addl.Director General of Police, (Traffic) Maharashtra State, from July, 2007 to February, 2011. It was during his tenure that the powers of the enforcement, which were taken away from the State Traffic Police on allegation of misuse, were restored.

During his stint as the Police Commissioner, Patnaik clamped down on various illegal establishments. The media had given Patnaik the title of “Bar Buster”. Patnaik’s juniors recalled how he made Bollywood actor and yesteryears’ “Tarzan”, Hemant Birje and a few others do sit-ups in a bar at Andheri. This was quickly followed by raids on several bars in western Mumbai, which were the favourite hangouts of members of the underworld. Patnaik, during his stint as deputy commissioner of police in the western suburbs, was one of the key officers who took part in the 1991 Lokhandwala operation in which Dilip Buwa and Maya Dolas were killed. A team, led by former additional commissioner AA Khan and Patnaik, soon raided Dagdi Chawl, gangster Arun Gawli’s stronghold and nabbed key shooter Tanya Koli with a large cache of arms. Arup Patnaik had 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. Patnaik had also appointed ACP Vasant Dhoble as head of Mumbai Police’s Social Service Branch to lead the crackdown on these establishments within the letter of the law. Dhoble was to report directly to the Commissioner on all such matters.

Arup Patnaik Net Worth

Arup Patnaik is one of the richest Indian Police Service from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Arup Patnaik 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Arup Patnaik (born 8 September 1955) was the 36th Police Commissioner of Mumbai. He is revered as one of the most dynamic and respected IPS officers of the Maharashtra cadre. He retired on 30 September 2015 after a distinguished career in the Maharashtra Police spanning over 36 years in service. He is a recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003 and the Indian Police Medal for meritorious services in 1994. Known for his integrity and fearlessness, Patnaik is the first and only Odia IPS officer to hold the post of Police Commissioner of Mumbai.

Patnaik joined the I.P.S. in 1979 and was posted as probationary Asst. Supdt. of Police, Nasik (1981-1982). He was subsequently posted as Suptd. of Police Latur from 1983-1986. Patnaik was the first SP of Latur. His stories of taking on the political heavyweights in the region are discussed even after 30 years. Patnaik was then transferred to Nagpur City from 1986-1988. After Nagpur, Patnaik was posted as Suptd. of Police, Jalgaon, from 1988-1991. In Mumbai City, he was Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone VII from March 1991 till March

1994. As DCP Zone VII, he was a critical member of the 1993 Bomb Blast team and was also instrumental in the largest ever seizure of RDX, to the tune of 1500 kg at Mumbra in 1993. Patnaik went on deputation to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Govt. of India in March 1994 and was assigned the critical charge of supervising investigations into the multi-crore Harshad Mehta security scam. As D.I.G., C.B.I., he headed the Bank Security & Fraud Cell, a Central Unit of the CBI, which was concerned with the investigation into complicated and Mega Bank scam cases.

Patnaik held the important charge of Additional Commissioner of Police, South Mumbai, during the period 1999-2001 and was assigned to supervise the Police arrangements pertaining to U.S. President, Bill Clinton’s visit to Mumbai. Critical areas such as Dongri, Nagpada, Byculla etc. where underworld elements like Dawood Ibrahim, Arun Gawli, etc. had their base and posh areas like Malabar Hill, Marine Drive, Nariman Point, Mantralaya etc. fell under his charge.

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On October 30, 2019, Arup Patnaik was inducted as a Co-Opted Member of the House Committee of the Odisha Assembly to look into aspects of Environmental Pollution in the State.

Facts & Trivia

Arup Ranked on the list of most popular Indian Police Service. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Arup Patnaik celebrates birthday on September 8 of every year.

Arup Patnaik was given the Lok Sabha ticket to contest from Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency for the General Elections, 2019.