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Indian police officer and Ashoka Chakra recipient (1954–2008)

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Hemant Karkare: Indian police officer and Ashoka Chakra recipient (1954–2008)
Hemant Kamlakar Karkare, was the chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). He was killed in action during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. In 2009, he was posthumously given the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry decoration.

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