Former Maharashtra ATS chief Himanshu Roy, who was suffering from cancer, commited suicide at his residence in Mumbai on Friday.
Roy, a 1988-batch IPS officer, shot himself with his service revolver, according to initial reports.
Roy has headed the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and also worked as the Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) in Mumbai.
During 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case, he was responsible for arrest of Vindu Dara Singh was for alleged links to bookies in this spot fixing.
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Roy solved several sensational cases, including the firing on Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar's driver Arif Bael, journalist J Dey murder case and the Laila Khan murder case.
Details are awaited...