Mumbai, February 27 Former IPS officer K P Raghuvanshi has claimed in his authorized biography that he faced pressure to arrest leaders such as Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and RSS functionary Indresh Kumar at various points in his career.
He has said that he paid the price for not doing so, according to the biography "Troubleshooter," written by journalist Jitendra Dixit.
The book was launched in the presence of former Director General of Police A N Roy. Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, former CBI director Subodh Jayaswal, former DGP Rashmi Shukla, and ATS chief Nawal Bajaj were also present at the event.
In 2010, Raghuvanshi was transferred out as head of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) before the completion of his tenure.
According to the book, a senior minister in the UPA government had pressured him to arrest Indresh Kumar in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Raghuvanshi refused, citing a lack of evidence.
Before that, a senior Maharashtra minister had demanded that he arrest Bal Thackeray in the 1993 Mumbai riots case, according to the book.
Raghuvanshi retired in 2015 as Director General of the Maharashtra Security Force. He currently serves as the head of the vigilance unit for the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.