Linkage - Karkare's killing & Samjhauta Express Blasts by Zaheerul Hassan on Sun Feb 6, 2011 1:26 AM PST Hemant Karkare was the chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad and was killed during the 2008 Mumbai Attacks after being shot three times in the chest. Later on, his bravery was honoured with the Aashoka Chakra on 26 January 2009.