Daya Nayak, initially from Udupi in Karnataka, started his journey in Mumbai working as a tea stall helper earlier than becoming a member of the police drive in 1995.
Mumbai Police officer Daya Nayak, extensively generally known as an “encounter specialist” for his position in tackling organised crime throughout the Nineties, was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) on Tuesday, on the eve of his retirement from the drive. The promotion was introduced alongside three different senior police inspectors by an order from the Maharashtra dwelling division.
Nayak, who’s at the moment connected to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), has lengthy been a controversial but high-profile determine inside Mumbai’s regulation enforcement circles. Senior inspectors Jeevan Kharat, Deepak Dalvi and Pandurang Pawar have been additionally elevated to the ACP rank.
Who’s Daya Nayak?
- A local of Udupi in Karnataka, Nayak started his life in Mumbai as a tea stall helper earlier than becoming a member of the police drive in 1995.
- Rose to prominence within the late Nineties for his position in Mumbai’s “encounter squad”, credited with gunning down over 80 gangsters, together with figures like Vinod Matkar, Rafik Dabba, Sadik Kalia and operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
- Featured in well-liked tradition, with a Bollywood movie loosely based mostly on his profession.
- Confronted a significant setback in 2006 when the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) booked him in a disproportionate belongings case, allegedly linked to a faculty he inbuilt his mom’s title. He was arrested however later acquitted on account of lack of proof.
- He was suspended from obligation for six years earlier than being reinstated in 2024.
- Nayak performed a vital position within the 2021 Ambani safety scare investigation involving gelatin sticks planted outdoors the industrialist’s Carmichael Highway residence. This led to the publicity of the homicide of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran.
- Served with each the Mumbai Crime Department and Maharashtra ATS throughout his profession.
- Regardless of authorized troubles, his fieldwork earned him recognition inside sections of the police drive and authorities.
Senior inspectors Jivan Kharat, Deepak Dalvi and Pandurang Pawar have been additionally promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) following an order issued by the Maharashtra dwelling division.
With PTI inputs