Subhash Bhaskar Nair
Subhash Bhaskar Nair (1964–2004)[encounter in Valsad in June 2004. He was convicted of multiple murders, including that of the former Daman MP Kalidas Patel on 6 January 2003. For many years, Subhash Nair topped the list of Gujarat's most wanted criminals.[citation needed]
Background
Subhash Nair was born in a
Keralite family and joined the Indian Army when he was 18 years of age. He served for 10 years and was discharged in 1993 for bad conduct.[1] After this he turned to criminal activities by robbing a petrol pump in Surat. He came to the attention of the Gujarat law enforcement agencies after he murdered two labourers in 1995.[citation needed
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Nair was attacked and severely injured by gangster Mahalingam Shiva in 2003.[citation needed]. In April 2004, he murdered Deepak Patel, a famous bootlegger of Surat.[2] At the time of his death, Nair was accused in more than 20 cases of murder and attempt to murder.[3] Among his associates were Kartar Singh and Sojan Mathew.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Contract killer arrested". The Hindu. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Gujarat’s most wanted ‘Anna’ killed in encounter
- ^ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - NCR stories