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Mumbai: IPS officer Aftab Ahmed Khan, who pioneered first ATS squad, dies at 81
Updated On: 21 January, 2022 08:11 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Khan is best remembered for his daring four-hour long daylight encounter of 7 dreaded mafia leaders hiding in the residential area of Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri west, in 1991
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Aftab Ahmed Khan (right). Pic/ Pallav Paliwal
Legendary IPS officer Aftab Ahmed Khan - among the earliest of 'Dirty Harrys' who inspired the concept of specialised Anti-Terrorism Squads (ATS) in Maharashtra - passed away on Friday following a brief illness, a family member said.
Khan, 81, breathed his last at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital around 3 pm surrounded by his near and dear ones.
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