Julio Ribeiro (police officer)
Julio Francis Ribeiro (born 5 May 1929, in Bombay) is a retired Indian police officer and civil servant.[3] He held positions such as Special Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Adviser to the Governor of Punjab.In August 1991, Ribeiro was attacked and wounded in a Bucharest assassination attempt by gunmen[5] identified as Punjabi Sikhs.He went on to explain that while he had been offered positions in government, "Fighting with guns was no longer my cup of tea; and I wanted to work for the people of my city, Mumbai.[9][10][17] In August 1991, Ribeiro, then Indian Ambassador to Romania[4] was attacked and wounded in a Bucharest assassination attempt by gunmen[5] identified as Punjabi Sikhs.