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'''Suresh Abaji Khopade''' (born 1 June 1951) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] writer and a retired [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) [[Civil Services of India|officer]]. He is a pioneer of community policing initiatives in the state of Maharashtra. He is well known for safeguarding then hyper-sensitive town [[Bhiwandi]] during the [[Bombay riots|1992 communal Riots]].<ref name="Policing Muslim Communities: Comparative International Context">{{cite book|last=Verma|first=Farrukh B. Hakeem, M. R. Haberfeld, Arvind|title=Policing Muslim communities comparative international context|date=2012|publisher=Springer|location=New York|isbn=978-1461435525|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qe4G9HF5umQC&q=Suresh+Khopade&pg=PA89}}</ref> He is a recipient of the President's Medal for Gallantry in 1993.<ref name="Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M">{{cite book|last=Rath|first=compiled & edited by K.C. Dutt ; with a foreword by Ramakanta|title=Who's who of Indian writers: 1999|date=1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=8126008733|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&q=Suresh+Khopade&pg=PA607|edition=End-century}}</ref> He retired as Special Inspector General of [[Criminal Investigation Department|CID]].<ref name=satyamevjayate>{{cite web|url=http://www.satyamevjayate.in/police/police-guest-profiles.aspx|title=Guest Profiles|publisher=satyamevjayate - Aamir Khan Productions Pvt. Ltd.|accessdate=11 May 2018}}</ref>

He also has established a conceptual school near a small village Morgaon in Baramati taluk of Pune District, named ''<nowiki/>'Koodachi shala''', which is not a school in traditional sense, but a place which can best be described as a tourist point for school-going children. Many schools visit this place to have an interesting learning experience about all spheres of life.

On 13 March 2014 he was named as an [[Aam Aadmi Party]] candidate for [[Baramati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baramati South Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="Against Sule, officer who hunted down dacoits">{{cite news|last=Shaikh|first=Zeeshan|title=Against Sule, officer who hunted down dacoits|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/against-sule-officer-who-hunted-down-dacoits/|accessdate=16 March 2014|newspaper=Indian express|date=13 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="Khopade gets AAP ticket for Baramati">{{cite news|title=Khopade gets AAP ticket for Baramati|url=http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5496397314920838789&SectionId=5494605966908300850&SectionName=Civic&NewsDate=20140313&NewsTitle=Khopade%20gets%20AAP%20ticket%20for%20Baramati|accessdate=16 March 2014|newspaper=Sakal Times|date=13 March 2014}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140419163841/http://www.sureshkhopade.com/ Suresh Khopade Official Website]

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