My book focuses on dad’s journey: Jui Karkare Navare
Mumbai, Nov 25: Martyred IPS officer Hemant Karkare was not only a brave police officer, but also a social worker, a family man, an artist, who rose from humble beginnings and painstakingly moulded himself to scale great heights in life, according to a book written by his daughter.
The book, Hemant Karkare: A Daughters Memoir, written by Jui Karkare Navare, was on Monday unveiled at Crossword bookstore here on the eve of 11th anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
“It was certainly very difficult because at first I did not know what I should be writing about; what was happening on 26/11. And then I thought I should only write about what I know about my father’s life. So, the focus of my book is about my dad’s journey, how he moulded himself to become what he was, focusing on the positives and providing an inspirational story for all,” Jui Karkare said.
Karkare, the then chief of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), was martyred while fighting terrorists who had attacked the financial capital on November 26, 2008.
As many as 166 people, including foreigners, were killed and over 300 injured in the deadly strikes.
Published by The Write Place, this heart-warming memoir pays tribute to Karkare who played myriad roles in his life - as an iconic police officer, a family man, an artist, a dog lover, a social worker, a book lover and above all, a good human being, said Navare, an IT engineer.
Speaking at the event, Navare said, My father's life was so inspiring that as a daughter, I felt like it was my responsibility to share the story of how he moulded himself from a simple boy to a dynamic personality.
"He played multiple roles throughout his life. He was an exemplary police officer, he was a diplomat who represented our country on global platforms, he was a social worker and an artist."
She said Karkare's life was a source of inspiration.
"It took him years of determination and hard work to imbibe so many qualities and I feel even if we can take away ten percent of learning from his life, we all will be in a much better place," Navare said.
The book documents various aspects of his personality portrayed through personal narratives by his police comrades, his professional contacts, relatives, friends, and acquaintances.
It is an inspirational story of a simple boy from humble beginnings who painstakingly moulded himself to scale great heights in life, she said.
The iconic image of Karkare, donning his bulletproof jacket and helmet to take on terrorists on the night of 26/11 attacks will forever remain etched in people's mind, she said.
The book brings to life a stalwart of the Indian Police Service (IPS), who was well-respected not only for his immaculate and noteworthy professionalism but also for his creativity in art, culled from the Naxal-infested jungles of Chandrapur district, where he was posted in 1991.
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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in joint US-Nigerian mission
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump said US and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday.
Trump announced the joint operation in a late-night social media post that offered few details. He said Abu Bakr al-Mainuki was second in command of the Islamic State group globally and “thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing.”
The US viewed Al-Mainuki as the key figure in IS organising and finance, and believed he was plotting attacks against the United States and its interests, according to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to share sensitive information.
Born in Nigeria's Borno province in 1982, al-Mainuki took the helm of the IS branch in West Africa after the group's previous leader in the region, Mamman Nur, was killed in 2018, according to the Counter Extremism Project, which tracks militant groups.
Al-Mainuki was based in the Sahel area, the monitoring group said, adding that it is believed that he fought in Libya when IS was active in the North African nation more than a decade ago. He was sanctioned by the US in 2023.
Trump in December directed US forces to launch strikes against the Islamic State group in Nigeria, though he released little detail then about the impact.
Nigeria has been battling multiple armed groups, including at least two affiliated with IS.
The Friday night operation was the latest instance in a string of covert missions abroad that Trump has announced this year, starting with the stunning overnight raid in January to capture and remove Venezuela's then-leader Nicolás Maduro and whisk him to the US, followed nearly two months later by the launch of strikes that kicked off the war with Iran.
