Julio Francis Ribeiro | |
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 Julio Ribeiro being welcomed by the US Consul General, Peter Haas at the 2011 US National Day Celebrations inMumbai | |
| 21stPolice Commissioner of Mumbai | |
| In office 25 February 1982 – 6 June 1986 | |
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| Born | (1929-05-05)5 May 1929 (age 96) |
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| Years of service | 1953–1989 |
Julio Francis Ribeiro (born 5 May 1929, inBombay) is a retiredIndianpolice officer andcivil servant.He held increasingly responsible positions during his career, and led thePunjab Police during part of thePunjab insurgency periods.In 1987, he was awarded thePadma Bhushan,India's third highestcivilian award for his services.[1]
He served as the inspiration for the character Agnel Wilson in the 2010 Hindi feature filmOnce Upon a Time in Mumbaai.
Ribeiro joined theIndian Police Service in 1953 and rose to be theCommissioner of Mumbai Police from 1982 to 1986.He was promoted toDirector General ofCentral Reserve Police Force, then to Director General Police ofGujarat.
Ribeiro served asDirector General ofPunjab Police during its worst years of terrorism in Punjab.The New York Times reported that in the 1980s, Ribeiro led the Punjab police in a "ferocious crackdown" onSikh militants, in a policy christened "bullet for bullet"[2] byArun Nehru.[3]
He held positions such as SpecialSecretary to the Government of India in theMinistry of Home Affairs and Adviser to theGovernor of Punjab.
Ribeiro also served asIndianAmbassador toRomania[4] from 1989 until 1993.In August 1991, Ribeiro was attacked and wounded in aBucharest assassination attempt by gunmen[5] identified asPunjabi Sikhs.[2]
In an April 2006 interview withThe Tribune, Julio Ribeiro explained that "It has been a role reversal for me... from fighting militants to fighting the corrupt administration."He went on to explain that while he had been offered positions in government, "Fighting with guns was no longer my cup of tea; and I wanted to work for the people of my city, Mumbai. I wanted to be useful to lower socio-economic classes, and thus decided to work at the grass roots level."[6]
He also serves as non-executiveDirector toGlenmark Pharmaceuticals and as a Director of IIT Corporate Services Ltd.[4] He is usually interviewed for his views on communal harmony.[7]
In the early morning of 3 October 1986, 6 men in police disguise, identified in the press as Sikh militants[8][9][10] attacked Ribeiro inside the headquarters ofPunjab Police in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab, India.[11] One guard was killed. Ribeiro, his wife, and four other police and paramilitary officers were injured. Ribeiro's wound was minor, but his wife was hospitalized.[8][12][13][14] All six attackers escaped in a waiting truck.[15] TheKhalistan Commando Force (KCF) later claimed responsibility of this attack.[16] KCF leaderLabh Singh allegedly led the assassination attempt.[9][10][17]
In August 1991, Ribeiro, thenIndianAmbassador toRomania[4]was attacked and wounded in aBucharest assassination attempt by gunmen[5] identified asPunjabi Sikhs.[2]
Julio Ribeiro is married to Melba Ribeiro, has two daughters Nina and Anna, and lives inMumbai, India.[citation needed]
Ribeiro titled his autobiographyBullet for Bullet: My Life as a Police Officer.[3][18]
...who was responsible for the attack on Mr J.F. Rebeiro, the then DGP...
One of those featured – Gen. Labh Singh – led the assassination attempt on the director-general of Punjab police, Julio Ribeiro, in 1986.
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