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Let Me Say It Now is is autobiography of Rakesh Maria. He retired from a post equivalent to DGP of Police of Maharashtra. Last important post that he held was Commissioner of Mumbai Police.Born in a Punjabi family, he graduated from St. Xavier College Mumbai and cleared Civil Services exam. He chose IPS over and was allotted Maharashtra Cadre.
He got into prominence when he joined ATS and headed it as DCP in Mumbai. The was to nab number of notorious gangsters. The autobiography gives out-many interesting stories of politicians, Bollywood actors, and gangsters having brush with Mumbai Police. The stories made the book readable.
He was commissioner of Mumbai Police when 26/11 terrorist attack took place in Mumbai. As per him he was ordered by DGP to be present at Police Control headquarters and coordinate the efforts of Police to neutralise the terrorists. Later on he was severely criticised by wife of Ashok Kamte, an IPS Officer who got killed, for not leading the police force from front. He also interrogated Ajmal Kasab the terrorist who was caught alive.
Later part of the book brings his fall from grace when he was removed from post of Commissioner Police and shunted out as DGP Home Guards. As per him he was misquoted by Chief Minister Devender Fadnavis over Sheena Bora murder case. CM blamed Mumbai Police about keeping him dark over the case. In last chapters he has tried to clarify about the whole episode. There is of course more to the story but the book gives his version.
Overall it is a readable book. There are many interesting stories related to underworld dons later becoming politicians of repute.
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