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Daya Nayak (Kannada:ದಯಾ ನಾಯಕ್) was a sub-inspector with the Mumbai police force, part of the infamous Mumbai Encounter Squad. Sub-Inspector is a rank used extensively in the Indian Police, which is primarily based on the British model. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial The Mumbai Police has the task of policing the vast Metropolitan area of Mumbai, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world Mumbai is the name of the city in India once known as Bombay. He is said to have eliminated more than eighty gangsters of the Mumbai underworld, acting on tip-offs from a well-developed intelligence gathering network. Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. The Indian mafia refers to certain criminal organizations found in some of India 's major cities There are allegations that these shootouts, known as Police encounters, were staged, or that some of them may have also been commissioned by opposing gangs. Police encounter is the term used by the Indian Police Service or Indian military / Paramilitary forces when explaining the death of an individual at their He is often referred to by the print media as an "Encounter Specialist" for this reason.

In February 2006, a court found him guilty of having assets disproportionate to his income. He was suspended from service and sent to jail on a non-bailable warrant.

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Early life

He was born in Yennehole village near Karkala in South Canara (present-day Udupi district) of Karnataka. Yennehole is a small village near Ajekar in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. Dakshina Kannada ( Kannada & Tulu:ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ (earlier known as South Kanara, or South Canara) is a coastal Udupi District ( Tulu:ಉಡುಪಿ) in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997 Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India Daya Nayak belongs to the Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins(RSB) who mainly reside along the western coast of the state of Karnataka and Maharastra. Rajapur/Bhalavalikar Gauda Saraswat Brahmans (RSB, as they are known belong to the "Pancha (five Gauda Brahmana" groups or "Gaudadi Panchakas"

He went to Mumbai to earn a living in 1979. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial He started off working in a Udupi restaurant. Udupi ( Kannada, Tulu: ಉಡುಪಿ Odipu, Konkani - उडुपी) is a city and the headquarters of the Udupi District in The owner of the restaurant encouraged him to continue his education. He completed his graduation while still working at the restaurant.

Career as a police officer

He joined the Mumbai police force in 1995 as a sub-inspector to later on become a much respected encounter specialist in the elite Crime Intelligence Unit. Along with the likes of Pradeep Sawant, Vijay Salaskar and Pradeep Sharma, he was responsible for reducing the crime rate in Mumbai. Pradeep Sharma is an Indian Police officer With 112 gangsters shot dead to date he was Mumbai Police Encounter Squad 's most notorious officer The rough count of encounter killings by this group include

Encounter Killing controversy

Encounter killings have been severely criticised by many human rights associations. Pradeep Sharma is an Indian Police officer With 112 gangsters shot dead to date he was Mumbai Police Encounter Squad 's most notorious officer It is believed that the encounters were carried out under orders and tacit support from top police officials as well as the state government. These drastic measures eventually led to a decline in extortion related killings of prominent businessmen. Such killings were commonplace during the period 1995-2000 in Mumbai.

Daya Nayak has many friends in Mumbai's Bollywood community. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India Prominent Bollywood personalities were often the targets of extortion and murder by the underworld.

Allegations of mafia links and corruption

In 2003, ex-journalist Ketan Tirodkar went to court and accused Mr Nayak of accepting money from mafia bosses. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mr Tirodkar is also facing trial for his alleged involvement in underworld activities.

In spite of being vouched for by the Commissioner of Police of Mumbai A. The Police Commissioner of Mumbai is the chief of the Mumbai Police. N. Roy, Daya Nayak is being investigated by the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court for these alleged links with the underworld. As a result, while investigations were on, he was transferred to a small police station in the western suburb of Kandivali in Mumbai. Kandivali or Kandivli ( Marathi कांदिवली is the name of a suburb of Mumbai, India. The team investigating Daya Nayak's case was helped by one Mr. Shankar Kamble a retired ACP,having links with underworld. He and his girl friend Miss Rohini Slliyan were giving instructions to Mrs. Pradnya Saravade, a DCP in Anti corruption. It apprared to be a great conspiracy, which had taken the Home Minister for ride.

Anti-corruption officials raided his house on January 21, 2006 following reports that he had amassed more wealth than his known sources of income could have allowed.

Though accused by the media of being an "on the run" absconder, Nayak presented himself at the court immediately on being asked to do so, on 23rd January, 2006; just hours after which he was suspended from the Mumbai police force.

On February 18, 2006, a sessions court issued a non-bailable warrant against him in the disproportionate assets case after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the sessions court, the Bombay High Court and after the Supreme Court of India declined to interfere in the case and directed him to surrender. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A Sessions Court is a Court of law which exists in several Commonwealth countries Under Indian Criminal law, there is a provision for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code. History & Premises The Bombay High Court (मुंबई उच्च न्यायालय was inaugurated on August 14, 1862. The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V Chapter IV of the Constitution of India.

Two days later, he surrendered as directed and was sent to judicial custody.

Charitable Causes

Daya Nayak has helped fund a government school in his village Yennehole in Udupi district of Karnataka, which was inaugurated by Amitabh Bachchan amidst the presence of many other Bollywood personalities. Yennehole is a small village near Ajekar in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. Udupi District ( Tulu:ಉಡುಪಿ) in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997 Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India It is alleged, though not established, that the money used to built the school was obtained through illegal means, primarily extortion.

Movies

The Hindi movies "Ab Tak Chhappan" by Shimit Amin and N Chandra's "Kagaar" and a Kannada film named "Encounter Daya Nayak" were made based on his life. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Ab Tak Chhappan is a Hindi film produced in Bollywood, starring Nana Patekar, in the lead role Mohan Agashe, Revathi Kannada (kn [[wiktಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ನಡ]] Kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state The 2007 film Risk by Vishram Sawant, also has overtones from Daya Nayak's life. Risk is a 2007 Bollywood movie directed by Vishram Sawant It stars Randeep Hooda, Vinod Khanna, Yashpal Sharma and Anant Jog

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References

The Times of India ( TOI) is a leading English-language Broadsheet Daily newspaper in India. The Hindu is a single-edition English-language Indian newspaper
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