Daya Nayak
Police Inspector Daya Nayak | |
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Other names | Bomb detection (Encounter Specialist) |
Spouse | Komal N. |
Police career | |
Country | India, Mumbai Police |
Rank | Police Inspector |
Daya Nayak joined Mumbai police - then known as Bombay - in 1995, and rose to fame as a police officer in the late 1990s, as a member of the Detection Unit.
Early life
Daya Nayak was born in a brahmin family[1] at Yennehole village of the Karkala taluk, Udupi district in a Konkani-speaking family. He studied till the 7th standard in a Kannada - medium school built by his grandfather. In 1979, he came to Mumbai, after his father asked him to earn some money to help the family. He worked at a hotel canteen, sleeping on the hotel's porch. He continued his education while working, and graduated 8 years later from the CES college in D. N. Nagar. After graduating, he started working with a plumber as a supervisor, earning a monthly salary of ₹ 3,000. He continued staying at the hotel until he got a police job.[2] He was an encounter specialist.
Police career
Daya Nayak joined the Bombay Police now known Mumbai Police as a trainee in 1995. After completing his training, he was posted to the Juhu police station in 1996. His first encounter killing happened on the night of 31 December, he opened fire upon. Subsequently, he was shifted to the special squad working against the gangsters.[2]
In 1997, he was hospitalised after being shot twice and badly wounded by a gangster.[3] Nayak himself disapproved of the sobriquet "encounter specialist", insisting that he is not a trigger-happy man but was forced to kill gangsters to prevent more "bloodshed and mayhem".[4]
School in Yennehole
Daya Nayak built a school in his native village Yennehole. The money for building the school was collected through donations from
Links
- In 2003, Ketan Tirodkar, a journalist, accused Daya Nayak of having links with the Mumbai underworld, and of amassing wealth disproportionate to his income through illegal means.[6] Tirodkar alleged that he had become friends with Nayak in 2002, and ran an extortion business with him.[7]
Nayak was investigated by the
In 2006, Nayak was arrested during an investigation led by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) ACP Bhim Rao Ghadge. The ACB officials raided his house on 21 January 2006.
The 2003 complaint against him stated that he had amassed wealth worth crores of rupees. ACB found his assets to be worth much less – Rs. 8,917,000, but still filed a chargesheet against him, stating that these assets were disproportionate to Nayak's monthly salary of ₹ 10,000 as a sub-inspector.[9] Nayak was accused of floating bogus companies with help of his associate Rajendra Phadte, and getting his wife Komal to take property loans.
The ACB summoned Them 27 times, but could not find any evidence. ACB arrested him at the insistence of the IPS officer Pradnya Saravade. He was jailed for 26 days, during which both his parents died.[6] He appealed to the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC).[10]
Nayak insisted that all his money was accounted for, and every transaction was made by cheque. He also pointed out that his assets had been shown as inflated. For example, his
According to Nayak's supporters, he was framed by some of his colleagues who had close ties with the underworld criminals, whom Nayak had fought with.[4] Nayak himself termed Ghadge as the "most corrupt officer", and alleged that Ghadge had filed an FIR against him after he refused his demand for a bribe of ₹ 10 million.[6]
In 2008, after the
In 2010, the Court quashed all the MCOCA charges against him.[11]
After reinstatement
On 16 June 2012, the Maharashtra Police reinstated Daya Bidde Nayak. He was posted in the Local Arms unit.[11] He was then posted to the Western Zone, and worked out of Bandra. In January 2014, he was transferred to Nagpur.[12] However, he did not report there, and was suspended in July 2015.[13] The transfer order was cancelled in August 2015, and Nayak was reinstated in Mumbai Police on 11 January 2016. Was later promoted in 2023.[14]
In popular culture
The Hindi films Ab Tak Chhappan by Shimit Amin and N Chandra's Kagaar are based on Nayak's personal experiences, as is the Kannada film Encounter Daya Nayak. Ab Tak Chhappan was later remade into Telugu as Siddham. The 2007 film Risk by Vishram Sawant has overtones from Daya Nayak's life. - A Telugu film, titled Golimaar released in 2010 is also inspired by his life. The 2012 Bollywood film Department highlights the encounter specialists of the Mumbai Police; Daya Nayak's role is played by Sanjay Dutt. Sequel to Ab Tak Chhappan was released in February 2015 titled Ab Tak Chhappan 2.
See also
- D-Company
- Sooryavanshi 2021 film starring Akshay Kumar.
References
- ^ "My life resembles a movie: Daya Nayak". DNA India. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "'I've done 83 encounters'". rediff.com. 27 October 2003.
- ^ "Bombay's crack 'encounter' police". BBC News. 9 June 2004.
- ^ a b c Florine Roche (13 July 2011). "Sigh of Relief: All Charges Against Daya Nayak 'Shot' Down". Dajiworld.
- ^ "The school that Daya Nayak built". rediff.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Walter Nandalike (6 May 2007). "Daya Nayak Breaks his Silence..." Dajiworld.
- ^ a b Rana Ayyub (3 December 2011). "Dead Man Talking". Tehelka. Vol. 8, no. 48. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Crime Branch gives clean chit to Daya Nayak". Outlook. 9 July 2004. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Daya Nayak's worth Rs 89 lakh only". Mumbai Mirror. 4 December 2007.
- ^ "Mumbai: Human Rights Commission Slams Govt – Daya Nayak Smells Victory". Dajiworld. 1 September 2008.
- ^ a b "'Encounter specialist' Daya Nayak reinstated". The Hindu. 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Daya Nayak posted to Nagpur". The Times of India. 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Daya Nayak Suspended from Maharashtra Police". ndtv.com. 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Daya Nayak reinstated". The Hindu. 12 January 2016.
External links
- Daya Nayak at IMDb