Background
Ravindranath Angre was born on 8 July 1956 in Mumbai.
Ravindranath Angre was born on 8 July 1956 in Mumbai.
Once he completed his education he joined the police force.
He is known for his extrajudicial killings of 54 suspected criminals, mostly linked to organized crime. These killings have led him to be characterized as an "encounter specialist". After completing his schooling, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Mumbai University.
His 1983 batchmates include officers like Vijay Salaskar, Pradeep Sharma, Praful Bhosle and Vinayak Saude.
Angre has shot dead 33 notorious gangsters in Mumbai, and 21 notorious criminals in Thane district. This arms seizure took place in 1998 and included 11 AK56 rifles, more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition and around 200 grenades.
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.
Until his reinstatement, he joined an non-governmental organization named Samarth Thane to address and resolve civic issues.
After reinstatement he was transferred Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra which has had trouble with Naxalite insurgency. He was assigned to the control room and not to field duty. Two months before his retirement, he was dismissed after a departmental inquiry ordered by the state Director General of Police (DGP) reversed the local court"s acquittal in the 2008 extortion charges.
He has appealed his dismissal.
In January 2015 he formally joined Bharatiya Janata Party.
