His tenure as Pune Police Commissioner was witness to the 2010 Pune bombing which occurred at the German Bakery that killed 17 people and injured at least 60 more . During this stint he famously courted controversy by taking on his own boss , the then Maharashtra Home minister Ramesh Bagwe , when he refused clearance to renew Bagwe 's passport since the minister had no less than 19 cases pending against him , some allegedly criminal . When Singh refused to buckle under political pressure , he was shunted out to the Establishment Wing of Maharashtra Police
2010 Pune bombing
2010 Pune bombing
Satya Pal Singh