Vinita kamtes book to the last bullet is the latest reason for seasoned journos to blacken pages. Vinita kamte has leveled the accusations against maria in her book, to the last bullet. After penning her book titled to the last bullet chronicling the findings of her husbands death, vinita kamte, widow of 2611 martyr. Our first edition got sold out on the day it was released. Hemant karkares daughter questions the mystery that shrouds.
Maria was in charge of the police control room from where the entire counteroperation was monitored and. Maria hid facts on kamte s time of death, book alleges. Also,the trust will do its bit for uplifting the lives of underprivileged children, says vinita kamte,wife of the slain additional commissioner of police. View vinita deshmukhs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In her book, to the last bullet, vinita kamte writes about her first meeting with maria at his residence following a lot of pressure from then. Vinita kamtes book to the last bullet, released here on november 24, squar. Nov 27, 2009 the controversy triggered by a book written by slain ips officer ashok kamte s widow has spurred the sales of the book. He was martyred in action during the 2008 mumbai attacks. The inspiring story of braveheart ashok kamte by vinita kamte with vinita deshmukh published by ameya prakashan,pune, 2009 ever since i read press excerpts and discussions about five months ago. Sep 14, 2018 view vinita deshmukhs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In her book to the last bullet, vinita questioned why joint police commissioner crime rakesh maria, who took charge of police control room during the 59hour siege, had denied knowledge of how.
Vinita also uses twitter to spread public awareness on several issues. Xavier s college and the rang bhavan opposite corporation bank atm just a stone away from crime branch office. In her book, to the last bullet, vinita kamte writes about her first meeting with maria at his residence following a lot of pressure from then mumbai police commissioner hasan gafoor to meet her. In vinita kamtes deeply moving book to the last bullet, based on the logreports of phonecalls to the police control, which she was able to access only after filing an application under the rti act, she indicates that karkare and kamte could have been under the impression that the terrorists were still in cama hospital when they. We all have been reading news items and articles about how she used the rti. The supreme court on friday ordered mediation to settle the ram janmabhoomibabri masjid ayodhya title dispute case by a threemember panel. Vinita kamte is the author of to the last bullet the inspiring story of a braveheart ashok kamte 4. In the book, to the last bullet, written by kamtes wife, vinita kamte, questions have been raised about the role of joint commissioner of police crime rakesh maria, who purportedly sent. To the last bullet ashok kamte by vinita kamte goodreads. He was posthumously given the ashoka chakra on 26 january 2009. The controversy triggered by a book written by slain ips officer ashok kamtes widow has spurred the sales of the book.
Ashok kamate book widow wife vinita to the last bullet. She could have omitted the chapter of ashok kamtes grandfather but rest all was. Award winning journalist vinita deshmukh has had a multifaceted career in journalism for the last 26 years. Nov 27, 2009 in her book titled to the last bullet vinita kamte, widow of slain ips officer ashok kamte, had criticised maria, who was incharge of police control room during the 59hour siege, for denying. Notably, vinitas allegations of feigning ignorance about the position of karkare and noncoordination against crime branch chief rakesh maria in. Vinita kamte, wife of ips officer ashok kamte who died fighting terrorists during 2611 mumbai attack, has criticized joint police commissionercrime. Former police commissioner julio ribiero, who was the guest of. Deshmukh was in the national news again in december 2009 for her book to the last bullet, which also made international headlines for telling vinita kamtes courageous story of taking on the establishment after her police officer husband, additional commissioner ashok kamte, was killed.
What mrs kamte found when she could finally access the log book of calls made to and from the control room that night formed the basis of her book. Nov 30, 2009 my friend the journalistactivist vinita deshmukh was writing the book for mrs. When vinita kamte looked at the tv, she almost collapsed when she saw the headline on a newschannel, which read, ashok kamte shaheed meaning martyred all that is narrated in vinita kamtes very moving book to the last bullet in which she also highlights the difficulties she faced in even getting details from the mumbai police. In her book titled the last bullet, vinita has questioned why maria, who took charge of police control room during the 59hour siege, had. Nov 29, 2009 in her book, to the last bullet, vinita kamte writes about her first meeting with maria at his residence following a lot of pressure from then mumbai police commissioner hasan gafoor to meet her. Nov 27, 2009 in the book, to the last bullet vinita kamte had questioned why joint commissioner of police rakesh maria who took charge of the police control room during 2611 had denied knowledge of why ashok kamte was sent to the cama hospital. Xaviers college is the slain cop ashok kamtes alma mater.
Maria hid facts on kamtes time of death, book alleges. Vinita kamte, who released her book to the last bullet at hotel taj in mumbai on tuesday, said there were still many unanswered questions surrounding her husbands death. Nov 25, 2009 coauthored by former journalist vinita deshmukh, the book titled to the last bullet narrates the story of the additional police commissioner s early days and his journey till the ghastly night. Ashok kamate book widow wife vinita to the last bullet 2611. The book, which she coauthored with vinita kamte, was based on disclosures under section 6 and section 4 of the rti act, and called up log records between the mumbai police control room and the officers on ground zero. Vinita has alleged that she was given the same call records with different timings and handwritings on different occasions. Widow wife of ashok kamte, vinita released a book on her slain husband additional police commission, who was killed in the 2611 mumbai. Kamtes plan trust to help families of dead constables.
The controversy triggered by a book written by slain ips officer ashok kamte s widow has spurred the sales of the book. Mar 27, 2010 i have been meaning to get hold of a copy of to the last bullet. Officials reportedly blocked information pertaining to calls made to the control room where joint commissioner rakesh. And now there is vinita kamtes deeply moving book, to the last bullet ameya prakashan. He has been charged in a book written by ashok kamte s widow.
To the last bullet by vinita kamte, vinita deshmukh nook book. Sc orders mediation to settle ayodhya title dispute. To the last bullet the inspiring story of a braveheart ashok kamte book. In the year after her husband s death, mrs kamte put everything aside and devoted her time to writing a book, to the last bullet, about the sequence of events preceding her husband s death and the lapses in coordination from the police control room in mumbai. Vinita has intelligently used twitter for consumerrelated complaints and got the issues promptly resolved. Everybody is praising the women for her bravery and courage. Hemant karkares daughter questions the mystery that. She said the state government was not forthright in sharing information with the family of the martyrs and maintained that in her book she has tried to throw light on what. We are in the midst of a reprint and new stock would hit the markets tomorrow, ulhas latkar of ameya publications, which published to the last bullet, told pti. In the year after her husbands death, mrs kamte put everything aside and devoted her time to writing a book, to the last bullet, about the sequence of events preceding her husbands death and the lapses in coordination from the police control room in mumbai. May 01, 2019 vinita has alleged that she was given the same call records with different timings and handwritings on different occasions. The book titled to the last bullet, coauthored by senior journalist vinita deshmukh alleges the establishment for ignoring crucial information during the terrorist attacks. This book is the story of ashok kamtes life and of the circumstances behind its death.
Proceeds of her book to the last bullet on 2611 will go into the trust. No terrorist atrocity in india has produced as much distorted reportage as mumbai 2611. It does no credit to the bombay police force but mrs. Vinita kamte author of to the last bullet the inspiring. She questioned the authenticity of the call records. In her book titled to the last bullet vinita kamte, widow of slain ips officer ashok kamte, had criticised maria, who was incharge of police. Vinita kamtes husband ashok kamte was one of the three officers slain in the 2611 terrorist attacks on mumbai. Notably, vinitas allegations of feigning ignorance about the position of karkare and noncoordination against crime branch chief rakesh maria in her book, to the last bullet, are based.
Nov 30, 2009 according to vinita, wife of senior police officer ashok kamte, who succumbed to bullet injuries by terrorists on the fateful day, and author of the book to the last bullet, getting information from mumbai police was not easy. Nov 28, 2016 in vinita kamtes deeply moving book to the last bullet, based on the logreports of phonecalls to the police control, which she was able to access only after filing an application under the rti act, she indicates that karkare and kamte could have been under the impression that the terrorists were still in cama hospital when they. To the last bullet poses questions about the handling of 2611. Kamtes widow slams top cop mumbai terror strikes news. Nov 27, 2009 vinita kamte has leveled the accusations against maria in her book, to the last bullet. Nov 26, 2009 the book titled to the last bullet, coauthored by senior journalist vinita deshmukh alleges the establishment for ignoring crucial information during the terrorist attacks. Buy to the last bullet ashok kamte yanchi jeevakanhani marathi. India must have protocols to care for families of those men. Coauthored by former journalist vinita deshmukh, the book titled to the last bullet narrates the story of the additional police commissioners early days and. To the last bullet by vinita kamte, vinita deshmukh. Why maria didnt know where karkare was on terror night. Kamte s wife receives the ashok chakra from president pratibha patil on 26 january 2009.
Ashok kamte ac 23 february 1965 26 november 2008 was an indian police officer, serving as the additional commissioner of the mumbai police supervising the eastern region. In the book, to the last bullet vinita kamte had questioned why joint commissioner of police rakesh maria who took charge of the police control room during 2611 had denied knowledge of why ashok kamte was sent to the cama hospital. Unfortunately, the thrust of the books argument that the police control room, headed that night by crime branch chief rakesh maria, bears responsibility for the deaths is not supported by the facts. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover vinitas connections and jobs at similar companies. Kamte is firm that she in no way means to demean it. India must have protocols to care for families of those. Kamte, and i was privileged to hear this story in person from the two of them. Government should order a judicial inquiry into 2611.
Now kamtes wife has written a book on this tragic event based on police wireless records she obtained through the rti act. Vinita kamte author of to the last bullet the inspiring story of a. The illequipped and untrained city police got all the blame, while journalists failed to ask even basic questions. She has authored four books including coauthoring vinita kamtes to the last bullet on her husband, additional commissioner ashok kamte, who was martyred in the. Vinita deshmukh is a senior journalist who uses the dual power of the right to information rti act for her investigative stories and twitter to amplify them. I have been meaning to get hold of a copy of to the last bullet. According to vinita, wife of senior police officer ashok kamte, who succumbed to bullet injuries by terrorists on the fateful day, and author of the book to the last bullet, getting information from mumbai police was not easy.
Rakesh maria threatens quit over 2611 book vinita kamte. In the book, she has blamed maria for not sending reinforcements when asked for, appearing to give wrong information about the shootout involving three officers, including kamte and lashkaretoiba attackers, and also not helping them get. It revealed that kamte and two other police officers had lost their lives to alleged police negligence. All of us know that ashok kamte, hemant karkare and vijay salaskar were killed on the night of 2611. To the last bullet vinita kamte public group facebook. To the last bullet the inspiring story of a braveheart. Mushrif, a former police officer with a distinguished record, who uses news reports during and just after the attacks to question the official story. Mumbai top cop threatens to quit over kamtes wifes. Rakesh maria controversial cop media darling kractivism. Vinita kamtes book to the last bullet quotes several such transcripts of conversations between the mc, then manned by rakesh maria and kamte, apart from hemant karkare, chief of the antiterrorism squad ats, who was killed along with kamte and vijay salaskar at cama. The book showed that it was maria who had summoned her husband to cama hospital located behind the police commissioners office where two terrorists had entered.