Who is Amitesh Kumar, the IPS officer investigating the Pune Porsche accident case – AyraNews24x7

The Pune hit-and-run case is making headlines these days. A rich teenager in Pune killed two persons and crushed them with his Porsche car. The deceased persons, a woman and a young man were employed in an IT company. The issue went viral when the court ordered the young man found guilty in this case to write an essay. Following the media coverage, the accused’s father was taken into custody by the police due to his increasing involvement in the case.

Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar is currently investigating the case. Many people are getting excited to know the story of IPS officer Amitesh Kumar, let’s know about his IPS journey.

Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. Apart from this, he also earned a postgraduate degree in cyber law. In 1995, Amitesh Kumar passed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. After appearing in this examination, he stood 59th in the all-India merit list. After this, Amitesh Kumar was appointed as a police inspector of Maharashtra cadre.

After completing his IPS training and passing the UPSC exam, Amitesh Kumar was sent to Solapur district in Maharashtra. In 1997, he was appointed as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ACP). He was then appointed as the Superintendent of Police or SP of Aurangabad Rural. He also worked as the SP of Amravati district for some time. After this, he was appointed as the Deputy Commissioner of Nagpur. After this, he moved to Mumbai and became Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Apart from this, Amitesh Kumar has also worked as Special Inspector General of Police (Aurangabad region) and Additional Commissioner of Police (ATS). Amitesh Kumar also told how the Naxalites were smuggling firearms. He told how weapons were smuggled from Bihar to Andhra Pradesh. Amitesh Kumar has been awarded the President’s Medal for his efforts.

Earlier, Amitesh Kumar had made headlines between 2005 and 2007. At that time he was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nagpur. During this time he created a stir in the cricket world. At that time a cricket match was going on in Nagpur. The Indies team was staying at Hotel Pride in Nagpur.

Cricketer Marlon Samuel was getting continuous calls on the hotel landline. Marlon and cricket batting coach Mukesh Kochhar, who lived in Dubai, had a match-fixing connection. Mukesh Kochhar was considered the right hand of Dawood Ibrahim, an international criminal and the face of the underworld. There was a stir in the cricket world after Amitesh Kumar’s decision to record the phone calls. International and Indian agencies also started investigating it. Based on the investigation of Nagpur Police, cricketer Marlon Samuel got a two-year ban from the ICC. Like the famous Nagpur cricket incident, Amitesh Kumar is again investigating the Pune Porsche case and will soon find out the truth behind the real incident.

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