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	'''Ravindranath Angre''' (born 8 July 1956) is a former police officer in the [[Maharashtra]] Police Department.<ref>{{cite web\|title=7 Feared Encounter Specialist You Should Know About.\|url=http://www.etcglobe.com/facts/encounter-specialist/\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> He is known for his [[Encounter killings by police\|extrajudicial killings]] of 54 suspected criminals, mostly linked to organized crime. These killings have led him to be characterized as an "encounter specialist".<ref name="joins BJP">{{cite web\|title=Ex encounter specialist joins BJP\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/ex-encounter-specialist-angre-joins-bjp.html\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> He joined the ~~BJP~~ in November 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-former-encounter-specialist-ravindranath-angre-joins-congress-2687676\|title=Former encounter specialist Ravindranath Angre joins Congress\|last=Suryawanshi\|first=Sudhir\|date=2018-11-21\|website=DNA India\|language=en\|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref>		'''Ravindranath Angre''' (born 8 July 1956) is a former police officer in the [[Maharashtra]] Police Department.<ref>{{cite web\|title=7 Feared Encounter Specialist You Should Know About.\|url=http://www.etcglobe.com/facts/encounter-specialist/\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> He is known for his [[Encounter killings by police\|extrajudicial killings]] of 54 suspected criminals, mostly linked to organized crime. These killings have led him to be characterized as an "encounter specialist".<ref name="joins BJP">{{cite web\|title=Ex encounter specialist joins BJP\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/ex-encounter-specialist-angre-joins-bjp.html\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> He joined the Congress in November 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-former-encounter-specialist-ravindranath-angre-joins-congress-2687676\|title=Former encounter specialist Ravindranath Angre joins Congress\|last=Suryawanshi\|first=Sudhir\|date=2018-11-21\|website=DNA India\|language=en\|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref>

	==Background and career==		==Background and career==

	Ravindranath Angre was born on 8 July 1956 in [[Mumbai]]. After completing his schooling, he received a B.A from [[Mumbai University]]. Once he completed his education he joined the police force as a Sub-Inspector in 1983. His batchmates include officers like [[Vijay Salaskar]], [[Pradeep Sharma]], Praful Bhosle and Vinayak Saude.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Rise of '83 'encounter' Batch\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/rise-of-the-83-encounter-batch/article1-860364.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713155927/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/rise-of-the-83-encounter-batch/article1-860364.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=13 July 2015\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> Angre has shot dead 33 notorious gangsters in Mumbai, and 21 notorious criminals in [[Thane]] district.<ref name="joins BJP"/> His special achievements include gunning down Manchekar Gang, including Gang leader Suresh Manchekar, breaking the back of Amar Naik Gang in Mumbai <ref>{{cite web\|title=Gangster Suresh Manchekar shot dead\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Gangster-Suresh-Manchekar-shot-dead/articleshow/132175.cms\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> and being involved in the largest arms seizure in Maharashtra Police records till date. This arms seizure took place in 1998 and included 11 AK56 rifles, more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition and around 200 grenades.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Faces of Mumbai Police\|url=http://www.dial100dotcom.worldbreak.com/photo.html\|website=www.dial100dotcom.worldbreak.com/\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref>		Ravindranath Angre was born on 8 July 1956 in [[Mumbai]]. After completing his schooling, he received a B.A from [[Mumbai University]]. Once he completed his education he joined the police force as a Sub-Inspector in 1983. His batchmates include officers like [[Vijay Salaskar]], [[Pradeep Sharma]], Praful Bhosle and Vinayak Saude.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Rise of '83 'encounter' Batch\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/rise-of-the-83-encounter-batch/article1-860364.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713155927/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/rise-of-the-83-encounter-batch/article1-860364.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=13 July 2015\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> Angre has shot dead 33 notorious gangsters in Mumbai, and 21 notorious criminals in [[Thane]] district.<ref name="joins BJP"/> His special achievements include gunning down Manchekar Gang, including Gang leader Suresh Manchekar, breaking the back of Amar Naik Gang in Mumbai <ref>{{cite web\|title=Gangster Suresh Manchekar shot dead\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Gangster-Suresh-Manchekar-shot-dead/articleshow/132175.cms\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> and being involved in the largest arms seizure in Maharashtra Police records till date. This arms seizure took place in 1998 and included 11 AK56 rifles, more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition and around 200 grenades.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Faces of Mumbai Police\|url=http://www.dial100dotcom.worldbreak.com/photo.html\|website=www.dial100dotcom.worldbreak.com/\|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref>

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'''Ravindranath Angre''' (born 8 July 1956) is a former police officer in the [[Maharashtra]] Police Department.<ref>{{cite web|title=7 Feared Encounter Specialist You Should Know About.|url=http://www.etcglobe.com/facts/encounter-specialist/|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> He is known for his [[Encounter killings by police|extrajudicial killings]] of 54 suspected criminals, mostly linked to organized crime. These killings have led him to be characterized as an "encounter specialist".<ref name="joins BJP">{{cite web|title=Ex encounter specialist joins BJP|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/ex-encounter-specialist-angre-joins-bjp.html|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> He joined the BJP in November 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-former-encounter-specialist-ravindranath-angre-joins-congress-2687676|title=Former encounter specialist Ravindranath Angre joins Congress|last=Suryawanshi|first=Sudhir|date=2018-11-21|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref>

==Background and career==

Ravindranath Angre was born on 8 July 1956 in [[Mumbai]]. After completing his schooling, he received a B.A from [[Mumbai University]]. Once he completed his education he joined the police force as a Sub-Inspector in 1983. His batchmates include officers like [[Vijay Salaskar]], [[Pradeep Sharma]], Praful Bhosle and Vinayak Saude.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rise of '83 'encounter' Batch|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/rise-of-the-83-encounter-batch/article1-860364.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713155927/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/rise-of-the-83-encounter-batch/article1-860364.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2015|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> Angre has shot dead 33 notorious gangsters in Mumbai, and 21 notorious criminals in [[Thane]] district.<ref name="joins BJP"/> His special achievements include gunning down Manchekar Gang, including Gang leader Suresh Manchekar, breaking the back of Amar Naik Gang in Mumbai <ref>{{cite web|title=Gangster Suresh Manchekar shot dead|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Gangster-Suresh-Manchekar-shot-dead/articleshow/132175.cms|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> and being involved in the largest arms seizure in Maharashtra Police records till date. This arms seizure took place in 1998 and included 11 AK56 rifles, more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition and around 200 grenades.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faces of Mumbai Police|url=http://www.dial100dotcom.worldbreak.com/photo.html|website=www.dial100dotcom.worldbreak.com/|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref>

==Setback==
He was accused of extortion in 2008 by a Thane-based builder. He was acquitted of all charges by the Thane District Sessions Court in 2011.<ref name=dismissed>{{cite web|title=ENCOUNTER SPECIALIST ANGRE, ACQUITTED BY COURT, BUT DISMISSED BY DGP FOR EXTORTION|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/cover-story/Encounter-specialist-Angre-acquitted-by-court-but-dismissed-by-DGP-for-extortion/articleshow/35934177.cms}}</ref> Until his reinstatement, he joined an NGO named Samarth Thane to address and resolve civic issues.<ref>{{cite web|title='ab tak chappan' Cop to eliminate Civic Problems.|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Ab-Tak-Chappan-cop-to-eliminate-civic-problems/articleshow/16173143.cms}}</ref> After reinstatement he was transferred [[Gadchiroli district|Gadchiroli District]] of Maharashtra which has had trouble with [[Naxalite insurgency]]. He was assigned to the control room and not to field duty. In November 2018 he formally joined Bhartiya Janata Party.<ref name=":0" />

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