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Dial D for Don: Inside Stories of CBI Missions
March 1993. Mumbai was rocked by a series of bomb blasts. Unknown to most, Dawood Ibrahim, the mastermind behind the terror attack, had made several calls to the CBI. The don was desperate to prove his ‘innocence’ by giving himself up, but with conditions.
October 1999. The world’s very first case of cricket match-fixing led to the banning of six top Indian cricketers, including the then team captain. It was only in 2013, after the then commissioner of police revived the case, that a charge sheet was filed in a court of law.
January 2002. Aftab Ansari—a notorious Dubai-based don responsible for kidnapping a shoe baron in 2001 with the help of Jihadi groups in Pakistan—was arrested just as he was about to escape Dubai on a forged passport to Pakistan.
All these cases of life-threatening moments and unbelievable relief, involved the sharp investigative skills of an Indian Police Service officer then serving in the CBI. In his thirty-seven years of service, Neeraj Kumar neutralized several terror modules and decimated insidious organized crime syndicates spanning continents, working closely with Interpol, FBI, Scotland Yard and several national and international agencies. Much decorated and feted, he hung up his boots in 2013, after his last calling as Delhi’s police commissioner. He has now decided that the inside details of what have been some of the most fascinating crime stories of our times must not go unheard and untold.
The book covers several high-profile cases cracked by him in recent years, including the arrest and deportation of Aftab Ansari, the main accused in the shooting at the American Center in Kolkata, the nabbing of Jagtar Singh Tara, the man behind Punjab CM Beant Singh’s assassination, and the arrest of Romesh Sharma, a Dawood henchman masquerading as a politician based in Delhi.
October 1999. The world’s very first case of cricket match-fixing led to the banning of six top Indian cricketers, including the then team captain. It was only in 2013, after the then commissioner of police revived the case, that a charge sheet was filed in a court of law.
January 2002. Aftab Ansari—a notorious Dubai-based don responsible for kidnapping a shoe baron in 2001 with the help of Jihadi groups in Pakistan—was arrested just as he was about to escape Dubai on a forged passport to Pakistan.
All these cases of life-threatening moments and unbelievable relief, involved the sharp investigative skills of an Indian Police Service officer then serving in the CBI. In his thirty-seven years of service, Neeraj Kumar neutralized several terror modules and decimated insidious organized crime syndicates spanning continents, working closely with Interpol, FBI, Scotland Yard and several national and international agencies. Much decorated and feted, he hung up his boots in 2013, after his last calling as Delhi’s police commissioner. He has now decided that the inside details of what have been some of the most fascinating crime stories of our times must not go unheard and untold.
The book covers several high-profile cases cracked by him in recent years, including the arrest and deportation of Aftab Ansari, the main accused in the shooting at the American Center in Kolkata, the nabbing of Jagtar Singh Tara, the man behind Punjab CM Beant Singh’s assassination, and the arrest of Romesh Sharma, a Dawood henchman masquerading as a politician based in Delhi.
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June 16, 2016
Book Review: Dial D for Don by Neeraj Kumar
My view:
Just like the business, Dial D for don is the fact that how an organized crime doing their work in India penned down by non other than former commissioner of Police Neeraj Kumar. The reason why I liked to read the non-fiction is that you will get the true reality, what happened at that particular period or what is happening currently. Although I have read the S Hussin Zaidi but reading the real crime stories through one of the leading enforcement agency of India is truly spectacular.
Reading Dial d for don is like watching a bollywood movie on adrenalin. It show’s the true reality of organized crime in India. Neeraj kumar writes the 11 high profile cases when he was working as a member of CBI. Even though the title of the book is given on the basis of talk with Dawood Ibrahim by Neeraj Kumar, but there are many other cases which are more interesting then the title. Now there is a new bollywood movie which is going to release this year on the famous bootlegger of Gujarat Abdul Latif and Shahrukh khan is going to perform the lead character of the movie, the movie name is Raeess, so if you have read this book you will get to know the glimpses in the life of Abdul Latif. As we Indian’s are die hard fan of Cricket, the story of Match fixing is a must read to know how the fixing is done and how don earns money from betting. There is a story of “Atithi Devo Bhava,” where how our own crime branch is efficient to work with foreign police is perfectly showcased by the author.
What I liked among this book is how CBI operates; CBI life is full of constraint, interference of politicians, and to work under government which leads to take tuff decisions for Crime branch. We know our police force is capable to cope with criminal but because of our slow judicial system and too much of interference of politician breaks the moral of Indian Police.
The book is an easy read with super fast pace, it is easily under stable, also to know something from our own CBI is always fascinating, I highly recommend this book to crime lovers. Each and every story are different in their own way, too know how this criminals operate you must read this non-fiction.
My view:
Just like the business, Dial D for don is the fact that how an organized crime doing their work in India penned down by non other than former commissioner of Police Neeraj Kumar. The reason why I liked to read the non-fiction is that you will get the true reality, what happened at that particular period or what is happening currently. Although I have read the S Hussin Zaidi but reading the real crime stories through one of the leading enforcement agency of India is truly spectacular.
Reading Dial d for don is like watching a bollywood movie on adrenalin. It show’s the true reality of organized crime in India. Neeraj kumar writes the 11 high profile cases when he was working as a member of CBI. Even though the title of the book is given on the basis of talk with Dawood Ibrahim by Neeraj Kumar, but there are many other cases which are more interesting then the title. Now there is a new bollywood movie which is going to release this year on the famous bootlegger of Gujarat Abdul Latif and Shahrukh khan is going to perform the lead character of the movie, the movie name is Raeess, so if you have read this book you will get to know the glimpses in the life of Abdul Latif. As we Indian’s are die hard fan of Cricket, the story of Match fixing is a must read to know how the fixing is done and how don earns money from betting. There is a story of “Atithi Devo Bhava,” where how our own crime branch is efficient to work with foreign police is perfectly showcased by the author.
What I liked among this book is how CBI operates; CBI life is full of constraint, interference of politicians, and to work under government which leads to take tuff decisions for Crime branch. We know our police force is capable to cope with criminal but because of our slow judicial system and too much of interference of politician breaks the moral of Indian Police.
The book is an easy read with super fast pace, it is easily under stable, also to know something from our own CBI is always fascinating, I highly recommend this book to crime lovers. Each and every story are different in their own way, too know how this criminals operate you must read this non-fiction.
June 4, 2017
Real cases, but reads like a thriller.
September 10, 2025
How wonderful it would be to know how major criminals are caught and to uncover the tactics and tricks used by the police to nab them. This is something I often wondered whenever I saw news about a major breakthrough in a criminal case.
Well, now I think I know a bit of it—thanks to the book Dial D for Don, and that too directly from the horse’s mouth. The author, Neeraj Kumar, is a veteran police officer with an unblemished record spanning 37 years.
In vividly detailed 11 stories, Kumar recounts the manner in which some of India’s major criminals were tracked down and apprehended during his tenure with the Delhi Police and the CBI, with able support from various police departments around the world. What makes this book truly riveting is the ease of language and dialogue, which gives it the feel of being retold by someone close to you.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading these stories—not just how the police nabbed these criminals, but also how sharp some of them were, though sadly they ended up ruining their lives by getting involved in crime. I also found answers to questions that often crossed my mind—like why would any criminal surrender to the police and willingly go to jail? The answer is simple: no one wants to live a life of constant fear, always looking over their shoulder, haunted by the possibility of being caught.
Lastly, I would say that contrary to popular belief about the Indian police, they are indeed highly skilled at their jobs—especially the CBI.
Well, now I think I know a bit of it—thanks to the book Dial D for Don, and that too directly from the horse’s mouth. The author, Neeraj Kumar, is a veteran police officer with an unblemished record spanning 37 years.
In vividly detailed 11 stories, Kumar recounts the manner in which some of India’s major criminals were tracked down and apprehended during his tenure with the Delhi Police and the CBI, with able support from various police departments around the world. What makes this book truly riveting is the ease of language and dialogue, which gives it the feel of being retold by someone close to you.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading these stories—not just how the police nabbed these criminals, but also how sharp some of them were, though sadly they ended up ruining their lives by getting involved in crime. I also found answers to questions that often crossed my mind—like why would any criminal surrender to the police and willingly go to jail? The answer is simple: no one wants to live a life of constant fear, always looking over their shoulder, haunted by the possibility of being caught.
Lastly, I would say that contrary to popular belief about the Indian police, they are indeed highly skilled at their jobs—especially the CBI.
March 12, 2018
They say Don't judge a book by its cover. It is true in this case. There is no chapter about Dawood but his relation with the cases are mentioned.
The book gives us insight into the organized crime syndicate running in India in 80's and 90's.
The book also has glimpses of policital-gangster-bollywood Nexus too.
The author holds back lot of information of political parties or political person involved.
The chapter of capture of Memon's is very elaborate and is quite gripping.
The book gives us insight into the organized crime syndicate running in India in 80's and 90's.
The book also has glimpses of policital-gangster-bollywood Nexus too.
The author holds back lot of information of political parties or political person involved.
The chapter of capture of Memon's is very elaborate and is quite gripping.
August 17, 2018
Good fast read and provides basic insights into exploits of Shri. Neeraj Kumar's work as a career top cop with CBI & Delhi Police. Having successfully handled some of the most high profile cases in his career- this book makes for an interesting and fast read for anyone interested in understanding the modus operandi of our premier investigating agencies and the personalities behind the high profile cases that we keep on hearing in media.
October 5, 2017
It’s always nice to read true accounts of the gentlemen like Mr Neeraj Kumar. They have been there and done that so they know their fields the best. Nice, conventional language. Unfortunately many of the cases discussed do not have aura like case of Dawood. So one tend to lose attention in between. But overall a great read.
April 25, 2020
The author has Nicely explained the missions which happened so many years before publishing the books. Hats off to his recollection of all the details which are put together very clearly.
He has put forth different perspective about how the police department and CBI operates on the field in all them
It gave a me a good power packed Experience while reading.
Just like watching an action movie!!!
He has put forth different perspective about how the police department and CBI operates on the field in all them
It gave a me a good power packed Experience while reading.
Just like watching an action movie!!!
October 31, 2017
Good insight about how system works n it takes too much of officers to nab a criminal specially if he or she is a politician... #NeerajKumar indeed was one of the greatest jewel in the crown of #IPS #CBI
April 29, 2022
Was interesting to read on how CBI carries out missions and also reflected on how there are some decent officers who want to do good for the country. Enjoyed the book especially the chapters that involved D Company.
May 5, 2017
Excellent reading, factual based & very immersive.
November 23, 2017
Coming from 37 years experienced CBI officer is a bliss to read Though the book falters with its amateurish writing but it makes up for its content. #WORTH #A #READ !!!!
December 28, 2018
Thrilling read - no page leaves you bored. Fast paced investigation stories, with tidbits of insider information of how CBI operates.
August 2, 2019
It was good read, enjoyed like a movie.
October 13, 2019
Very relatable, inspiring and interesting read
August 31, 2020
The narrative style is very easy to read. Interesting stories to read.
August 9, 2021
Mission accomplished. Excitement and thrilling from real-life actions by CBI. Enjoyable reading.
March 8, 2022
Through this book, we were able to understand the infamous cases that we all understand only through the media, from the point of view of the investigating officer.
May 19, 2024
The narrative style is cut and dry.
It is just a collection of facts.
It is just a collection of facts.
October 6, 2019
Intelligence and audacity. That's what it takes to helm some of the most electrifying cases and investigations. And, Neeraj Kumar's story proves it. I honestly haven't come across many real accounts about Indian law enforcement officials that can take readers by storm. Dial D for Don, perhaps, is the one that truly stands out.
In case you're not aware of how significant Neeraj Kumar has been in Indian law enforcement, he was the one who was responsible for nabbing key terror suspects, unearthing shocking nexuses, taking the fight to the underworld, playing a key role in solving the infamous match-fixing scandal involving Hansie Cronje, solving the 2013 spot-fixing case, apprehending dreaded criminals and extortionists, and many more.
The book reads like an absolute thriller - rolling at a frenetic pace. There were instances where I just had to get back to reading it because the thrills were simply hard to pause. Most of all, I was awestruck by the sheer humility and courage which he showed in his train of thought, and during operations involving multiple agencies.
Certain parts of the story are simply unforgettable - like a particular case where he works in concert with the late ACP Rajbir Singh and his crack team of battle-hardened encounter specialists from the Special Cell - the Delhi Police's fabled counter-terrorism unit.
As far as storytelling goes, Neeraj Kumar is a man of craft - indeed. Despite having to cover bureaucratic squabbles and roadblocks in a few places, he clinically maintains the pace and never fails to hook.
I only wish I read it sooner, but better late than never they say.
A must-read for those who want to know more about the cases that shook India, and those who are as interested in true accounts on Indian law enforcement as I am.
In case you're not aware of how significant Neeraj Kumar has been in Indian law enforcement, he was the one who was responsible for nabbing key terror suspects, unearthing shocking nexuses, taking the fight to the underworld, playing a key role in solving the infamous match-fixing scandal involving Hansie Cronje, solving the 2013 spot-fixing case, apprehending dreaded criminals and extortionists, and many more.
The book reads like an absolute thriller - rolling at a frenetic pace. There were instances where I just had to get back to reading it because the thrills were simply hard to pause. Most of all, I was awestruck by the sheer humility and courage which he showed in his train of thought, and during operations involving multiple agencies.
Certain parts of the story are simply unforgettable - like a particular case where he works in concert with the late ACP Rajbir Singh and his crack team of battle-hardened encounter specialists from the Special Cell - the Delhi Police's fabled counter-terrorism unit.
As far as storytelling goes, Neeraj Kumar is a man of craft - indeed. Despite having to cover bureaucratic squabbles and roadblocks in a few places, he clinically maintains the pace and never fails to hook.
I only wish I read it sooner, but better late than never they say.
A must-read for those who want to know more about the cases that shook India, and those who are as interested in true accounts on Indian law enforcement as I am.
March 15, 2016
Thoroughly Gripping !!!
'Dial D for Don ' penned by the former commissioner of Police, Neeraj Kumar, reads like a spectacular crime novel and contains the real stories from one of the India's premiere law enforcement agency. The author had embedded 11 high-profile cases which had brought lavish acknowledgment & gratitude to the author as well as to the CBI.
Most of the accounts in the book are the cases that were handled by him while his tenure in CBI. Every single story mentioned is special in its own way.
In ' Gifts From the Gulf: The Rise & fall of Aftab Ansari ', the author has given a riveting account of apprehending a group of smugglers which eventually lead him & his team to the immediate new rising star on the horizon of Indian Crime scene, with all makings of Dawood Ibrahim. This case not just disclosed the efficient working of CBI but also gave a brief idea of India's diplomatic relation with the countries which in the time of need provides complete support.
In ' Operation Desert Safari: The Story of an anti-kidnapping operation ', the author writes one of the most thrilling cases of the book of hunting down a well knew & dreaded kidnapper who had abducted a Dubai Based NRI entrepreneur,Thekkat Siddhique. The victim had traveled home in search of green pastures.While kidnapped & held hostage in his own home country, were to pay ransom in Dubai, but the hardwork of the team on analysing the minute clues which lead 'em to the kidnappers .
'Dial D for Don ; My conversation with Dawood Ibrahim ' holds the synopsis of the Mumbai serial Bomb blast cases and also talks about the Manish Lala , then Law Minister of D Company , who was arrested by CBI and later made Dawood talk to the author .
By solving " ' Atithi Devo Bhawa' : Busting the 'Lapka Gang ' " ,, CBI putting the miscreants , who were responsible for tarnishing the image of India & its culture , behind the bar . A set of complaints were handed over to the author from his UK counter part which gave vivid details of how low budget-mainly young white girls-fall prey to unscrupulous criminals during their visits to Jaipur , Delhi & Agra in north India and CBI without losing their focus track down the culprits & bust the racket which was spreaded from Delhi to Jaipur .
'Ayeesa Kya?' : The unmaking of Latif , revolves around Abdul Latif , a gambler, bootleggar , kidnapper , extorionist , hired assassin and mobster par excelence . A mere mention of his name was enough to send shivers down the spine of buisnessmen , rival gang members and politicians whose notiriety spread beyond the borders of Gujrat , particularly to Rajasthan , Daman , MP, Delhi , Karachi & Dubai . If bollywood gravevine is to be believed , another biopic on him , named Raees, is also in work .He built a Robbinhood type of image and in 1987 , lodged in jail , he contested the Ahemdabad elections from five wards and won in all five . By late 1980s , his ultimate ambition of becoming Dawood Ibrahim was realised in substantial measure .Things turned in dramatic manner that even Dawood thought it prudent to make peace with him. And nabbing such gangster in cooperation with Gujrat ATS officers ,brought pride to the agency .
' Our Man in Dubai : The CBI versus the ISI ' is centred around the Memon family whose members were then accused of conspiring serial bomb blasts in Mumbai . Tiger Memom who played the direct role in blast from providing RDX to saftey fuses and detonators flied to Dubai & then to Karachi with his family & put under heavy protection of ISI .With time , family found it suffocating to stay away from their motherland and Yaqub Memon's family , Tiger's brother , flied to Dubai which were later rescued from the Shadow of ISI"s spies by CBI with the help of Yaqub's cousion .
In ' The Return Gift : The Arrest and deportation of Roshan Ansari ' , Neeraj kumar explains the case of Roshan Ansari who murdering her own daughter flied to India and on Dubai's call , Neeraj & his team tracked down the culprit and deport her immediately after arrest .
' Devil Wears Khadi : The Unmasking of Romesh Sharma ' is bolted about Romesh Sharma who had a personal helicopter in the back of his villa and crowded suspicion of Law enforcement which ultimately lead 'em to a nexus between Abu Salem & Romesh .
' Salim, the Disposable : Tracing absconder Salim Kurla ' reveals a insightful investigation of apprehending Salim and also includes the account of 21 April 1998 when Members of Chotta Rajan's gang shot him in hospital .
' Baithha hai, sir,baitha hai!' : The netting of the Punjab CM's assassin , is a nerve racking story of zeroing CM Beant Singh's assassin on the tip of one of the local police informer .
With such gripping stories , author had thrashed the image of CBI of being a caged parrot of Central Government . So , This bookis must read which tells what should have been known and isn't - that CBI is as formidable as its recognized physical strength .
'Dial D for Don ' penned by the former commissioner of Police, Neeraj Kumar, reads like a spectacular crime novel and contains the real stories from one of the India's premiere law enforcement agency. The author had embedded 11 high-profile cases which had brought lavish acknowledgment & gratitude to the author as well as to the CBI.
Most of the accounts in the book are the cases that were handled by him while his tenure in CBI. Every single story mentioned is special in its own way.
In ' Gifts From the Gulf: The Rise & fall of Aftab Ansari ', the author has given a riveting account of apprehending a group of smugglers which eventually lead him & his team to the immediate new rising star on the horizon of Indian Crime scene, with all makings of Dawood Ibrahim. This case not just disclosed the efficient working of CBI but also gave a brief idea of India's diplomatic relation with the countries which in the time of need provides complete support.
In ' Operation Desert Safari: The Story of an anti-kidnapping operation ', the author writes one of the most thrilling cases of the book of hunting down a well knew & dreaded kidnapper who had abducted a Dubai Based NRI entrepreneur,Thekkat Siddhique. The victim had traveled home in search of green pastures.While kidnapped & held hostage in his own home country, were to pay ransom in Dubai, but the hardwork of the team on analysing the minute clues which lead 'em to the kidnappers .
'Dial D for Don ; My conversation with Dawood Ibrahim ' holds the synopsis of the Mumbai serial Bomb blast cases and also talks about the Manish Lala , then Law Minister of D Company , who was arrested by CBI and later made Dawood talk to the author .
By solving " ' Atithi Devo Bhawa' : Busting the 'Lapka Gang ' " ,, CBI putting the miscreants , who were responsible for tarnishing the image of India & its culture , behind the bar . A set of complaints were handed over to the author from his UK counter part which gave vivid details of how low budget-mainly young white girls-fall prey to unscrupulous criminals during their visits to Jaipur , Delhi & Agra in north India and CBI without losing their focus track down the culprits & bust the racket which was spreaded from Delhi to Jaipur .
'Ayeesa Kya?' : The unmaking of Latif , revolves around Abdul Latif , a gambler, bootleggar , kidnapper , extorionist , hired assassin and mobster par excelence . A mere mention of his name was enough to send shivers down the spine of buisnessmen , rival gang members and politicians whose notiriety spread beyond the borders of Gujrat , particularly to Rajasthan , Daman , MP, Delhi , Karachi & Dubai . If bollywood gravevine is to be believed , another biopic on him , named Raees, is also in work .He built a Robbinhood type of image and in 1987 , lodged in jail , he contested the Ahemdabad elections from five wards and won in all five . By late 1980s , his ultimate ambition of becoming Dawood Ibrahim was realised in substantial measure .Things turned in dramatic manner that even Dawood thought it prudent to make peace with him. And nabbing such gangster in cooperation with Gujrat ATS officers ,brought pride to the agency .
' Our Man in Dubai : The CBI versus the ISI ' is centred around the Memon family whose members were then accused of conspiring serial bomb blasts in Mumbai . Tiger Memom who played the direct role in blast from providing RDX to saftey fuses and detonators flied to Dubai & then to Karachi with his family & put under heavy protection of ISI .With time , family found it suffocating to stay away from their motherland and Yaqub Memon's family , Tiger's brother , flied to Dubai which were later rescued from the Shadow of ISI"s spies by CBI with the help of Yaqub's cousion .
In ' The Return Gift : The Arrest and deportation of Roshan Ansari ' , Neeraj kumar explains the case of Roshan Ansari who murdering her own daughter flied to India and on Dubai's call , Neeraj & his team tracked down the culprit and deport her immediately after arrest .
' Devil Wears Khadi : The Unmasking of Romesh Sharma ' is bolted about Romesh Sharma who had a personal helicopter in the back of his villa and crowded suspicion of Law enforcement which ultimately lead 'em to a nexus between Abu Salem & Romesh .
' Salim, the Disposable : Tracing absconder Salim Kurla ' reveals a insightful investigation of apprehending Salim and also includes the account of 21 April 1998 when Members of Chotta Rajan's gang shot him in hospital .
' Baithha hai, sir,baitha hai!' : The netting of the Punjab CM's assassin , is a nerve racking story of zeroing CM Beant Singh's assassin on the tip of one of the local police informer .
With such gripping stories , author had thrashed the image of CBI of being a caged parrot of Central Government . So , This bookis must read which tells what should have been known and isn't - that CBI is as formidable as its recognized physical strength .
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January 4, 2016
If Dawood Ibrahim were to charge a royalty from the number of books written about him and the movies made – he possibly would have been as rich as he is with his nefarious activities. This time, the stories from a much celebrated and retired Commissioner of Delhi Police who also did stints in the CBI.
The government-wallas have a lot of interesting stories to tell with all the inside dope they have access to ….and we have had a series of them publishing books in the last two years…most of them the Congress bashing variety. This time, it is a well-meaning officer recollecting a dozen (almost !...there are only 11 ) interesting stories from his long and chequered career. Interspersed with the stories are some some views on the way the police departments works – some digs at colleagues and bosses who were jealous or were worried about getting incriminated.. Not too much of it, but enough for you to remember them by the time..you finish the book.
The CBI is not CIA / nor MOSSAD or MI6 or ISI.…they work with a lot of constraints, too much of political interference (the genesis of half the cases they work on is invariably some worthy from the political landscape) and under a government which is good at grand-standing and posturing and not at taking tough decisions with the criminals – both the economic and the terror variety.
While the Dawood chapters are more like a revision of what Hussain Zaidi (the author also credits this resident chronicler of Mumbai crime as his inspiration to write the book) has already written about, it is the other cases that are far more interesting…Like Aftab Ansari (the Guju Don), Romesh Sharma (wheeler dealer par extraordinaire) and the way Salim Kurla is disposed of by the D Gang make for interesting reading. The nuts and bolts of the Yakub Menon’s family surrender is also riveting. There is also a mandatory chapter on match fixing. Have a feeling that the author has revealed very little in this story….as there are too many celebrities / politicians involved.
I have a feeling that in India, we have a first class police force (barring the 5% rotten ones which you get in any society) but it is the politicians and later the judiciary which slow down things for them.
With bare-minimum and antiquated equipment ( the other side has the latest Bond type gizmos) and a prevaricating political system above, they still come on top more often than not – and in the process some brave hearts lose their lives also for the country – they need to be saluted. They display some real guts and valor. There is more to the police force than the traffic constable who lets us off after taking 100 Rs. It was also a revelation for me that the police force across cities, across departments work pretty closely and help each other. I always thought that they played zero-sum games with each other.
Neeraj Kumar has a lot of interesting stories to tell (within the constraints of the Official Secrets Act). I wish he had left it to his inspiration…Hussain Zaidi (who is a class act) to write about them. Instead of having an above average book (good government officers need not necessarily make interesting writers all the time), we would had a first rate book on crime in India and how the police get them to book.
Overall So-So. If Hussain Zaidi is your staple author to know Indian crime, skip this.
March 8, 2016
11 true stories of CBI missions! Sounds mouth-watering. True to its expectations, it's indeed a great read.
Frankly speaking, I was quite skeptical about picking up this book since I was not very sure about writing skills of Neeraj Kumar. Sole reason is that while he was in service, I clearly remember quite a few negative reports about him in the media (also accepted by the author himself in the book). But after finishing this book in a super-fast pace, I would hope that this author comes out with the second part of this book with stories of more such CBI missions.
We normally get to read lot of details about CIA or MOSSAD missions, but there is not much writing available on CBI or Indian Police, apart from few on Mumbai Police. Hence to know more about CBI would be quite interesting.
Coming back to this book, each of the 11 accounts written are a compelling read! Each of these contains some explosive details and are fascinating to read. No exaggeration, but these accounts might inspire young people to chose IPS as their career!
Frankly speaking, I was quite skeptical about picking up this book since I was not very sure about writing skills of Neeraj Kumar. Sole reason is that while he was in service, I clearly remember quite a few negative reports about him in the media (also accepted by the author himself in the book). But after finishing this book in a super-fast pace, I would hope that this author comes out with the second part of this book with stories of more such CBI missions.
We normally get to read lot of details about CIA or MOSSAD missions, but there is not much writing available on CBI or Indian Police, apart from few on Mumbai Police. Hence to know more about CBI would be quite interesting.
Coming back to this book, each of the 11 accounts written are a compelling read! Each of these contains some explosive details and are fascinating to read. No exaggeration, but these accounts might inspire young people to chose IPS as their career!
July 3, 2016
The story is a journey which happened in Neeraj’s Life while he was in CBI. It consist of spine chilling stories and you really feel connected.
The best part of the book I felt was , from childhood I had loved men in uniform so coming to know how harsh their life is, and what it takes to get the work done , is really sad and you have a mixed emotion while reading the books.
The Negatives about the book , I really can’t call them negatives but too much different names confuses me with which story I was currently reading.
Overall a nice read.
Ratings: 3 out of 5
The best part of the book I felt was , from childhood I had loved men in uniform so coming to know how harsh their life is, and what it takes to get the work done , is really sad and you have a mixed emotion while reading the books.
The Negatives about the book , I really can’t call them negatives but too much different names confuses me with which story I was currently reading.
Overall a nice read.
Ratings: 3 out of 5
August 12, 2018
Fast paced book. While reading it felt like going through a Bollywood action movie. I would sincerely request Mr Neeraj Kumar to write about more of his cases. Mr Kumar brings out the tireless hard work put in by our law & order officials, which we fail to appreciate. I would like to thank him and also thank every law & order department people who work so hard & take so much risk just to keep our county safe. Salute to you all. Jain Hind🇮🇳
December 30, 2015
A thankless job!
Well written..a view from the Investigating officers point of view. The author has chronicled the cases of crooks, terrorists, cricketers and the slimy characters of the Indians society, and the challenges of having to deliver whilst working in the bureaucratic steel frame of the IPS echelons, and the thankless job that dealing with these cases can be!
Well written..a view from the Investigating officers point of view. The author has chronicled the cases of crooks, terrorists, cricketers and the slimy characters of the Indians society, and the challenges of having to deliver whilst working in the bureaucratic steel frame of the IPS echelons, and the thankless job that dealing with these cases can be!
January 14, 2016
Decent read with some interesting anecdotes! Given the writer's background, was just expecting a little more depth/unknown trivia perhaps! The journalistic fervour (such as Akbar or Zaidi) was clearly missing! Still decent start to 2016
February 27, 2016
An average read... if you can handle the ego that shines under the false modesty. I struggled a bit with it. Some of the facts are incorrect - Chhota Rajan did not start his career selling black movie tickets in Shankar Cinema - it's Sahakar Cinema. Quite a few such minor errors.
October 6, 2016
Must read if you want to understand how difficult to accomplish a task which involve multiple agency,
internal politics of department,how difficult to work with local police, how officer take risk risking there job when they didn't get support from superiors .
ps. my first book :)
internal politics of department,how difficult to work with local police, how officer take risk risking there job when they didn't get support from superiors .
ps. my first book :)
December 18, 2016
Once you start reading, you will want to rush through the stories.
The details that are mentioned in this book will make you feel how difficult it is to work in the top Jobs.
If you have interest in the CBI missions, this is a must read.
The details that are mentioned in this book will make you feel how difficult it is to work in the top Jobs.
If you have interest in the CBI missions, this is a must read.
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