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TO The last bullet

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1. Born into a family of cops Kamte, born on February 23, 1965, belonged to a family with a long line of police officers. With   Khakee  as a shade of his blood, Kamte was almost pre-destined to serve the nation as a police officer. An accomplished athlete, Kamte had even represented India at the junior power-lifting championship in Peru, 1978. Kamte made it to the headlines in 2007 when he arrested Ravikant Patil in Solapur. He was three time Member of the Legislative Assembly and his brother was a Shiva Sena leader but that didn’t let Kamte back down. “ Law is equal for all and nobody has the right to violate it” , Kamte would say. 3. A cop well known During the frequent communal violence of Mumbai, areas under the supervision of Kamte mostly remained free or trouble. Often compared to Bollywood heroes, Kamte was well known, popular and respected. More than 3000 people came to pay their respects on the day Kamte was cremated. 4. Kamte was needed on 26/11 Kamte