Daya Nayak
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Daya Nayak is a sub-inspector
with the Mumbai
police force
. He is currently awaiting reinstation following a suspension order based on allegations of disproportionate income by an underworld criminal. He rose to fame for having eliminated more than eighty gangsters of the Mumbai underworld as a member of the Mumbai Encounter Squad
, which was created by the Maharashtra
Government for tackling the increasing problems of underworld extortion, gangwars, and a terrible law and order situation.
In February 2006, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Mumbai Police declared Nayak absconding; when he voluntarily surrendered at the court, they arrested him on a non-bailable warrant. Despite multiple raids and an intensive investigation, the ACB could not find any evidence against Nayak as possessing any assets disproportionate to his income. In 2008, a court threw out the ACB's demands for a re-arrest and condemned the ACB for targeting and vilifying a police officer without proof.
village near Karkala in Udupi district
of Karnataka
. Daya Nayak belongs to the Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
(RSB) who mainly reside along the western coast of the state of Karnataka and Maharastra.
and Pradeep Sharma
, he was responsible for reducing the crime rate in Mumbai. The rough count of encounter killings by this group include
Daya Nayak has many friends in Mumbai's Bollywood
community as prominent Bollywood personalities were often the targets of extortion and murder by the underworld.
(MCOCA) court for links with the underworld. As a result, 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. 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. Two days later, he surrendered as directed and was sent to judicial custody. During the investigation ACB arrested Daya Nayak's friend Mr. P. Manivelan, at the insistence of Mrs. Pradnya Saravade, for allegedly laundering Daya Nayak's money. He was put in jail for 62 days. Manivelan took the matter to State Human Rights Commission. The Commission Chairman Justice Kshitij Vyas criticized the arrest and passed strictures against Pradnya Saravade for her high handedness. He also directed the government to recover Rs. 25000/-(Rs. Twenty five thousand only) from her. ACB is preparing for an appeal in Mumbai High Court.
in Udupi district
of Karnataka
, which was inaugurated by Amitabh Bachchan
amidst the presence of many other Bollywood personalities.
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. The 2007 film Risk
by Vishram Sawant
, also has overtones from Daya Nayak's life. A Telugu film, titled "Golimaar" released on 27-05-2010, by Director Puri Jagannadh, is also inspired from his life.
Sub-inspector
Sub-inspector is a rank used extensively in the Indian Police, Pakistani Police and Sri Lankan Police, which is primarily based on the British model. It was formerly used in most British colonial police forces and in certain British police forces as well...
with the Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
police force
Mumbai Police
The Mumbai Police is the police force of the city of Mumbai, India. It has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of Mumbai. The department's motto is ""...
. He is currently awaiting reinstation following a suspension order based on allegations of disproportionate income by an underworld criminal. He rose to fame for having eliminated more than eighty gangsters of the Mumbai underworld as a member of the Mumbai Encounter Squad
Mumbai Encounter Squad
The Mumbai Encounter Squad was an unofficial group within the police force of Mumbai, which killed criminals in "encounters".It consisted of several high-profile officers from the Detection Unit. The squad primarily dealt with members of the Mumbai underworld and other criminal gangs and carried...
, which was created by the Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
Government for tackling the increasing problems of underworld extortion, gangwars, and a terrible law and order situation.
In February 2006, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Mumbai Police declared Nayak absconding; when he voluntarily surrendered at the court, they arrested him on a non-bailable warrant. Despite multiple raids and an intensive investigation, the ACB could not find any evidence against Nayak as possessing any assets disproportionate to his income. In 2008, a court threw out the ACB's demands for a re-arrest and condemned the ACB for targeting and vilifying a police officer without proof.
Early life
He was born in YenneholeYennehole
Yennehole is a small village near Ajekar in Karkala taluk of Udupi district.Yennehole means stream of oil in Kannada language. There is a small river running through this village by same name. It is at a distance of 75 km from city of Mangalore.The village became famous when its native Daya Nayak...
village near Karkala in Udupi district
Udupi district
Udupi district , ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ) in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997. The three northern taluks, Udupi, Kundapur and Karkal, were separated from Dakshina Kannada District to form Udupi district. Udupi district is surrounded by Uttara Kannada district in north, Dakshina Kannada...
of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. Daya Nayak belongs to the Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
Rājāpur/Bhālāvalikar Gauda Sāraswat Brāhmins , as they are known, belong to the "Pancha Gauda Brahmana" groups or "Gaudadi Panchakas". Rājāpur Sāraswat Brahmins are a branch of the saraswat brahmins, who were supposed to have resided on the banks of the legendary Saraswati River. They migrated to...
(RSB) who mainly reside along the western coast of the state of Karnataka and Maharastra.
Career as a police officer
He joined the Mumbai police force in 1995 as a sub-inspector and later became a much-respected encounter specialist in the elite Crime Intelligence Unit. Along with the likes of Pradeep Sawant, Vijay SalaskarVijay Salaskar
Vijay Salaskar was a Senior Police Inspector and encounter specialist serving with the Mumbai police. He was widely credited with killing 75–80 criminals in encounters — most of these were members of the Arun Gawli gang...
and Pradeep Sharma
Pradeep Sharma
Pradeep Sharma is a serving officer in the police force of Mumbai, India. Sharma attained notability as an "encounter specialist" with the Mumbai Encounter Squad and was involved with the deaths of as many as 112 criminals...
, he was responsible for reducing the crime rate in Mumbai. The rough count of encounter killings by this group include
- Pradeep SharmaPradeep SharmaPradeep Sharma is a serving officer in the police force of Mumbai, India. Sharma attained notability as an "encounter specialist" with the Mumbai Encounter Squad and was involved with the deaths of as many as 112 criminals...
, 112 (including those alleged to be supari (contract) killings from other gangs) - Daya Nayak - 86
- Sachin WazeSachin WazeSachin Hindurao Vaze is a former police officer in the Maharashtra Police Force of India. Vaze is known as an "encounter specialist" with the Mumbai Encounter Squad and was involved with the deaths of as many as 63 criminals. Vaze joined Maharashtra Police Force in 1990 and he resigned on 30...
- 63 - Praful Bhosale - 40 (Allegedly)
- Ravindra Angre - 51 (Allegedly)
- Vijay SalaskarVijay SalaskarVijay Salaskar was a Senior Police Inspector and encounter specialist serving with the Mumbai police. He was widely credited with killing 75–80 criminals in encounters — most of these were members of the Arun Gawli gang...
(deceased) - 40
Encounter Killing controversy
Encounter killings have been criticised by some human rights associations. 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 measures eventually led to a decline in extortion-related killings of prominent businessmen. Such killings were commonplace between 1995 and 2004 in Mumbai.Daya Nayak has many friends in Mumbai's Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
community as 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. Mr Tirodkar is also facing trial for his alleged involvement in underworld activities and he is still in jail. Daya Nayak is being investigated by the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime ActMaharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act is law enacted by Maharashtra state in India in 1999 to combat organised crime and terrorism. The preamble to MCOC says that "the existing legal framework, ie the penal and procedural laws and the adjudicatory system, are found to be rather inadequate to...
(MCOCA) court for links with the underworld. As a result, 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. On February 18, 2006, a sessions court
Sessions Court
A Sessions Court is a court of law which exists in several Commonwealth countries.-India:In Indian cities, the Sessions Court is responsible for adjudicating matters related to criminal cases. The court is responsible for cases relating to murders, theft, dacoity, pick-pocketing and other such cases...
issued a non-bailable warrant against him in the disproportionate assets case after his anticipatory bail
Anticipatory bail
Under Indian criminal law, there is a provision for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code. This provision allows a person to seek bail in anticipation of an arrest on accusation of having committed a non-bailable offence....
plea was rejected by the sessions court, the Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court at Mumbai, Maharashtra, is the High Court of India with jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra & Goa, and, the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli...
and after the Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
declined to interfere in the case and directed him to surrender. Two days later, he surrendered as directed and was sent to judicial custody. During the investigation ACB arrested Daya Nayak's friend Mr. P. Manivelan, at the insistence of Mrs. Pradnya Saravade, for allegedly laundering Daya Nayak's money. He was put in jail for 62 days. Manivelan took the matter to State Human Rights Commission. The Commission Chairman Justice Kshitij Vyas criticized the arrest and passed strictures against Pradnya Saravade for her high handedness. He also directed the government to recover Rs. 25000/-(Rs. Twenty five thousand only) from her. ACB is preparing for an appeal in Mumbai High Court.
Charitable causes
Daya Nayak has helped fund a government school named after his mother "Radha Nayak Govt High School" in his village YenneholeYennehole
Yennehole is a small village near Ajekar in Karkala taluk of Udupi district.Yennehole means stream of oil in Kannada language. There is a small river running through this village by same name. It is at a distance of 75 km from city of Mangalore.The village became famous when its native Daya Nayak...
in Udupi district
Udupi district
Udupi district , ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ) in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997. The three northern taluks, Udupi, Kundapur and Karkal, were separated from Dakshina Kannada District to form Udupi district. Udupi district is surrounded by Uttara Kannada district in north, Dakshina Kannada...
of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, which was inaugurated by Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
amidst the presence of many other Bollywood personalities.
Movies
The HindiHindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
movies "Ab Tak Chhappan
Ab Tak Chhappan
Ab Tak Chhappan is a 2004 Hindi film directed by Shimit Amin, written by Sandeep Srivastava, produced by Ram Gopal Varma, and starring Nana Patekar in the lead role. It also stars Revathi, Yashpal Sharma, Mohan Agashe, Nakul Vaid, and Hrishitaa Bhatt in supporting roles...
" by Shimit Amin
Shimit Amin
Shimit Amin is an Indian film director and editor. He is best known for the award winning film Chak De! India .Amin was born in Uganda but grew up in Florida, in the United States.He entered the film industry straight out of college, working primarily on independent films in Los Angeles.He is...
and N Chandra's "Kagaar" and a Kannada film named "Encounter Daya Nayak" were made based on his life. The 2007 film Risk
Risk (film)
Risk is a 2007 Bollywood movie directed by Vishram Sawant. It stars Randeep Hooda, Vinod Khanna, Tanushree Dutta, Zakir Hussain, Yashpal Sharma and Anant Jog in the lead roles. The movie is based on the Mumbai underworld...
by Vishram Sawant
Vishram Sawant
Vishram Shivram Sawant is an Indian auteur noted for his realistic portrayal of the criminal underworld. Heavily influenced by Ram Gopal Varma, he made his directorial debut with D, which is about the meteroic rise of a fictional underworld don, Deshu , which appears to be loosely based upon...
, also has overtones from Daya Nayak's life. A Telugu film, titled "Golimaar" released on 27-05-2010, by Director Puri Jagannadh, is also inspired from his life.