Sanjay Barve (born 13 August 1959) is an Indian

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from 1987 batch. He was the

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, taking charge on 28 February 2019, succeeding Subodh Kumar Jaiswal. Barve was succeeded by Param Bir Singh on 29 February 2020. Barve was previously the director general of the Anti Corruption Bureau, Maharashtra, from 18 September 2018. He has also held the posts of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Economic Offences Wing) as well as an additional charge as head of the State Intelligence Department. He has been the Director of the Maharashtra Police Academy. He was part of a special team which investigated

Abdul Karim Telgi Abdul Karim Telgi (29 July 1961 – 23 October 2017) was an Indian counterfeiter. He earned money by printing counterfeit stamp paper in India, with the size of the scam estimated to be around . Early life Abdul Karim's mother was Shariefabe ...

. He was awarded the

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in 2006.

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