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In the second volume of the Police Diaries series, Khaki on Broken Wings, former director general of police Amod K. Kanth untangles some of the most sensational and heinous crimes that dominated national headlines. Deploying his deep knowledge of real world crimes committed by the rich and the powerful, Kanth lays bare the loopholes within the criminal justice system, comprising the police, whose investigations are crucial to any prosecution, the courts and lawyers, and the prison and correctional services, which they exploit ruthlessly. Among the many gripping stories Kanth narrates is the story of the mafia lord Romesh Sharma, who terrorised his targets to extort properties worth hundreds of crores and thwarted investigations using his access to powerful people in the political and corporate world. He also recounts how ‘Bikini Killer’ Charles Sobhraj managed a sensational escape from the high-security Tihar Jail in Delhi and the complex story behind the fight for justice in the BMW hit-and-run case that left several people dead. Kanth passionately argues for the radical restructuring of the criminal justice system so that the police and the justice system are able to protect the poor, the needy and the helpless instead of being subservient to the rich and the powerful.

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Amod K. Kanth is a highly decorated IPS officer who has received awards for gallantry and for meritorious and distinguished services. He has been recognised as an ‘outstanding social worker’ and a ‘global hero’ by the US government for combating human trafficking. As the founder and secretary of Prayas JAC Society, he is deeply committed to the rights, welfare and rehabilitation of exploited children and deprived communities across the country. He is the author of Khaki in Dust Storm: Communal Colours and Political Assassinations (1980-1981) (Police Diaries Book 1).

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