Arup Patnaik

Arup Patnaik (born 8 September 1955) is a retired Indian Police Service officer who was the 36th Police Commissioner of Mumbai.

He is revered as one of the most dynamic and respected IPS officers of the Maharashtra cadre.

Patnaik was born on 8 September 1955 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

He studied up to Class 6th in Cuttack’s Pyarimohan Academy but later attended Mayo College, Ajmer, from where he passed his Indian School Certificate examination in 1971.

In-School, he distinguished himself in Boxing and Football.

He is a recipient of The National Science Talent Search Scholarship awarded by the NCERT.

He completed his B.Sc.

(Chemistry - Hons) from Delhi University.

However, while pursuing his Post Graduate studies in Chemistry, he left halfway to join the State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in 1976 and worked there till 1979.

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 Supt. of Police, Jalgaon, from 1988-1991.

In Mumbai City, he was Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone VII from March 1991 till March 1994.

During his eventful tenure, he broke the backbone of the underworld by leading from the front and neutralizing most of the leading shooters from the Dawood, Chota Rajan, and Arun Gawli gangs.

He was singled out by the government for his professional and effective handling during the infamous 1992-93 Mumbai Communal Riots.

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.

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.

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.

Arup Patnaik has previously served as the Chairman of Odisha's State Youth Welfare Board, the Biju Yuva Vahini and was accorded the rank and status of Minister of State by the Odisha State Government.

He retired on 30 September 2015 after a distinguished career in the Maharashtra Police spanning over 36 years in service.

Patnaik started his political journey on April 18, 2018, by being personally inducted into the Biju Janata Dal by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri.

Naveen Patnaik.

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

In a close battle which went down to the wire, against BJP Candidate, Bihar born former IAS officer (Odisha Cadre), Aparajita Sarangi, Patnaik lost the Lok Sabha election by a small margin of 19,000 votes (less than 2% of the total votes polled).

On October 25, 2019 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed Arup Patnaik as the Convenor of the Biju Janata Dal social service wing, 'Odisha Mo Parivar.

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.

Arup Patnaik has a natural flair for helping the distressed and the needy, apart from espousing the cause of the underprivileged and during his police career, he also took to helping and assisting Cancer patients, who used to travel to Mumbai for treatment at Tata Memorial Centre.

This eventually led to the formation of the Konark Cancer Foundation, a one-stop charitable institution that caters to multifarious requirements of needy cancer patients.

Sri Arup Patnaik is the Founder - Managing Trustee of Konark Cancer Foundation, located in Mumbai and having a branch office at Bhubaneswar.