Gujarat Police Chief DGP Amitabh Pathak passes away

Ahmedabad, 23 August 2013

Gujarat Police Chief DGP Amitabh Pathak who was on Thailand tour with his family today suffered chest pain at Pataya and was taken to hospital in Bangkok in critical condition. The latest news is that he is no more.

Amitabh Pathak, 1977-batch IPS officer took over as the new Director General of Police(DGP) of Gujarat replacing outgoing in-charge DGP Chitranjan Singh on 28 February 2013 for two years period. He was to retire in February 2015. Pathak was earlier Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. He was Commissioner of Police in Ahmedabad for a few months in 2010-11. Before his posting as CP, Ahmedabad, he was IGP(Law and Order) and was also posted as Range IG Gandhinagar for a short time. MSc educated Pathak was originally from Uttar Pradesh.

Shri Pathak was in news lastly for his visit to suspended top cop PP Pandey in CBI custody with another two Gujarat Police officials. Pandey openly told media persons that he visited Pandey because he believed in unity of police force.

Shri Pathak was also in news this month for health trouble he faced during state level flag hoisting function at Bhuj. He suddenly collapsed during Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s speech.