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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Former Indian police officer}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Rakesh Maria | | name = Rakesh Maria | ||
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| serviceyears = [[Maharashtra Police]]<br/>{{small|(1981-1993)}}<p> [[Mumbai Police]] <br> {{small|(1993-2017)}} | | serviceyears = [[Maharashtra Police]]<br/>{{small|(1981-1993)}}<p> [[Mumbai Police]] <br> {{small|(1993-2017)}} | ||
| rank = [[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director general of police]] | | rank = [[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director general of police]] | ||
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Police Service| IPS]] | | honorific_suffix = [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] | ||
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==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Maria was born in Punjabi family to Vijay Madia (the surname got distorted to Maria) who resided in [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]]. His father a well-known name in film circles was founder of Kala Niketan, a banner under which he made films such as [[Kaajal]], [[Preetam]], [[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]], among others as a top Bollywood financier and producer.<ref name="uppercrustindia">{{cite web|title=Sharp, Subtle, Savvy, Suave|url=http://www.uppercrustindia.com/posts/961/Rakesh-Maria.html|website=uppercrustindia.com|publisher=webroute-solutions|accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Passion of Rakesh Maria">{{cite news|title=The Passion of Rakesh Maria|url=http://www.verveonline.com/86/people/rakesh.shtml|accessdate=29 August 2012|newspaper=Verve Magazine|volume=18 |issue=6 |date=June 2010|archiveurl=https://www. | Maria was born in Punjabi family to Vijay Madia (the surname got distorted to Maria) who resided in [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]]. His father a well-known name in film circles was founder of Kala Niketan, a banner under which he made films such as [[Kaajal]], [[Preetam]], [[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]], among others as a top Bollywood financier and producer.<ref name="uppercrustindia">{{cite web|title=Sharp, Subtle, Savvy, Suave|url=http://www.uppercrustindia.com/posts/961/Rakesh-Maria.html|website=uppercrustindia.com|publisher=webroute-solutions|accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Passion of Rakesh Maria">{{cite news|title=The Passion of Rakesh Maria|url=http://www.verveonline.com/86/people/rakesh.shtml|accessdate=29 August 2012|newspaper=Verve Magazine|volume=18 |issue=6 |date=June 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307124957/http://www.verveonline.com/86/people/rakesh.shtml|url-status=live|archivedate=7 March 2013}}</ref> Maria had also represented his state Maharashtra in Karate at the National Games in 1979.<ref name="lokmat"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/maria-cheatsheet-1215666|title=What Top Cop Rakesh Maria is Famous For (Hint: It's Not The Sheena Bora Case)|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> | ||
Maria graduated from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier’s College]] in [[Mumbai]]. He passed the [[Union Public Service Commission]] (UPSC) exams to join the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) cadre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rakesh Maria: Chasing Terrorists And Listening Ghazals ,Qawwalis|url=http://bhindibazaar.asia/rakesh-maria-chasing-terrorists-and-listening-ghazals-qawwalis/|website=bhindibazaar.asia|accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref> Retd. [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Pratap Chandra Lal]] was on his interview panel for IPS.<ref> | Maria graduated from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier’s College]] in [[Mumbai]]. He passed the [[Union Public Service Commission]] (UPSC) exams to join the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) cadre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rakesh Maria: Chasing Terrorists And Listening Ghazals ,Qawwalis|url=http://bhindibazaar.asia/rakesh-maria-chasing-terrorists-and-listening-ghazals-qawwalis/|website=bhindibazaar.asia|accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref> Retd. [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Pratap Chandra Lal]] was on his interview panel for IPS.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/interview-it-was-my-bad-luck-that-on-2611-i-was-given-charge-of-the-control-room-says-rakesh-maria-4496393/ Rakesh Maria had charge of the control room on 26/11]</ref> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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===26/11 Mumbai attacks investigation=== | ===26/11 Mumbai attacks investigation=== | ||
Maria was given the responsibility of investigating the [[26/11 Mumbai attacks]] of 2008. He interrogated [[Ajmal Kasab]],<ref name="Rakesh Maria: terror buster No 1"/> the only terrorist captured alive,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080076384&type=News|title=Saluting a braveheart, the man who helped capture Qasab}}</ref> and successfully investigated the case. Kasab was executed by hanging in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ajmal Kasab hanged|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/ajmal-kasab-hanged/article4118491.ece |accessdate=21 November 2012| newspaper=The Hindu| date=21 November 2012}}</ref> In his 2020 memoir 'Let Me Say It Now', elaborating on the Hindu Terror conspiracy, Maria writes, 'If all had gone well he [Ajmal Kasab, the only one of the ten terrorists to be caught alive] would have been dead with a red string tied around his wrist like a Hindu. We would have found an identity card on this person with fictitious name Samir Dinesh Choudhari, student of Arunoday Degree and P.G College.' and said that it ruined the plans of Pakistan of proclaiming the Mumbai Terror Attack as a Hindu conspiracy.<ref>{{Cite | Maria was given the responsibility of investigating the [[26/11 Mumbai attacks]] of 2008. He interrogated [[Ajmal Kasab]],<ref name="Rakesh Maria: terror buster No 1"/> the only terrorist captured alive,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080076384&type=News|title=Saluting a braveheart, the man who helped capture Qasab}}</ref> and successfully investigated the case. Kasab was executed by hanging in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ajmal Kasab hanged|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/ajmal-kasab-hanged/article4118491.ece |accessdate=21 November 2012| newspaper=The Hindu| date=21 November 2012}}</ref> In his 2020 memoir 'Let Me Say It Now', elaborating on the Hindu Terror conspiracy, Maria writes, 'If all had gone well he [Ajmal Kasab, the only one of the ten terrorists to be caught alive] would have been dead with a red string tied around his wrist like a Hindu. We would have found an identity card on this person with fictitious name Samir Dinesh Choudhari, student of Arunoday Degree and P.G College.' and said that it ruined the plans of Pakistan of proclaiming the Mumbai Terror Attack as a Hindu conspiracy.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/rakesh-maria-ajmal-kasab-26-11-mumbai-attack-hindu-terror-controversy-1648312-2020-02-20|title=Rakesh Maria, Ajmal Kasab and 'Hindu' terror: Much ado about nothing|author=Sahil Joshi |date=February 20, 2020 |magazine=India Today}}</ref> | ||
==Controversies == | ==Controversies == | ||
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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
*{{cite book |last1=Maria |first1=Rakesh |title=Let me say it now |date=2020 |publisher=Amazon Westland |location=Chennai |oclc=1156076794 |isbn=9789389152067 |url=https://twitter.com/westlandbooks/status/1235890369423949824 |language=en}}<ref name="lokmat">{{cite news |last1=Bagwan |first1=Asif |title=काही (निवडक) बोलायाचे आहे… |url=https://www.loksatta.com/athour-mapia-news/let-me-say-it-now-author-rakesh-maria-book-review-abn-97-2446532/ |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[Loksatta]] |date=17 April 2021 |language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rakesh-maria-mumbai-police-commissioner-transfer-sheena-bora-murder-case-new-book-revelations-1647368-2020-02-17|title=Mumbai supercop Rakesh Maria spills the beans on Sheena Bora murder|last=Shaikh|first=Mustafa|date=17 February 2020|website=India Today|language=en | *{{cite book |last1=Maria |first1=Rakesh |title=Let me say it now |date=2020 |publisher=Amazon Westland |location=Chennai |oclc=1156076794 |isbn=9789389152067 |url=https://twitter.com/westlandbooks/status/1235890369423949824 |language=en}}<ref name="lokmat">{{cite news |last1=Bagwan |first1=Asif |title=काही (निवडक) बोलायाचे आहे… |url=https://www.loksatta.com/athour-mapia-news/let-me-say-it-now-author-rakesh-maria-book-review-abn-97-2446532/ |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[Loksatta]] |date=17 April 2021 |language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rakesh-maria-mumbai-police-commissioner-transfer-sheena-bora-murder-case-new-book-revelations-1647368-2020-02-17|title=Mumbai supercop Rakesh Maria spills the beans on Sheena Bora murder|last=Shaikh|first=Mustafa|date=17 February 2020|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref> | ||
== In popular culture == | == In popular culture == | ||