Himanshu Roy (23 June 1963 – 11 May 2018) was an Indian police officer, who served as the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of

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and

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. He was

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of the

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(ATS). He was an

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(IPS) officer of Maharashtra Cadre of 1988 batch and alumnus of

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. He was awarded the

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and 50th Anniversary Independence medal. During

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, Roy was responsible for the arrest of

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who allegedly had links to

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. Roy was involved in the investigations of criminal gangs, such as

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and Chhota Rajan's gang. Roy was also part of the investigations into the murder of journalist J Dey (Jyotirmoy Dey) by

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. While investigating the attack on mobster

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's brother's driver, Roy commented to reporters about the ATS, "We are keeping a tab on the changing scenario in the underworld." Roy was also part of the investigations into the serial murders committed by police informer Vijay Palande (alias Karan Sood, Simrin Sud or Simrin Sood); the family murders involving actress

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; and the murder of lawyer Pallavi Purkhayasta. Hours after Roy's death, the murder case of

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that he supervised, resulted in convictions. He was also involved in the

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case and post-

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riot situation in

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Death

On 11 May 2018, at around 12:40pm, Himanshu Roy shot himself at his residence. He was rushed to a hospital but could not be saved. He was reportedly suffering from cancer for a long time. He was diagnosed with cancer in his ankle in 2015, which had spread to his brain, as confirmed by the well-known neurosurgeon,

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, to whom Himanshu sent his reports for diagnosis. He slipped into depression due to incurable cancer. At the time of his death, he had been serving the ADGP (Establishment) Maharashtra post. Himanshu Roy was a brother-in-law to author

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. Upon media attention of Roy's death, Tripathi issued a statement on behalf of the family:

"There were many among you who reached out to us yesterday to offer condolences at this time of grief. Himanshu had touched so many lives through his sterling career, that there were too many for us to personally respond to. Please take this statement as our thanks to you for your support, kindness and grace."

References

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