Vijay Salaskar

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Ashoka Chakra

Vijay Salaskar,

November 2008 Mumbai attacks.[3][4]
Captured terrorist
Ajmal Amir Kasab claimed responsibility for the killing.[5]
Before his death Salaskar was head of the Anti-Extortion Cell, Mumbai.
Ashoka Chakra on 26 January 2009.[7]

Early life and his career

He joined

Bombay Police (now Mumbai Police) as a sub inspector in 1983. India Today reports Salaskar's first lethal encounter occurred during his first year of appointment, when he shot dead Raja Shahabuddin, known to police on several counts.[8]
Salaskar, who was reportedly sidelined for the last two years for unearthing the gutka-underworld nexus,[9] was recently attached to the crime branch, where he headed the anti-extortion cell. An officer of the 1983 batch, Salaskar in his 24 years of service had eliminated many criminals. According to sources, the police officer had once even gone hunting for former don Arun Gawli. But Gawli fled from the scene, forcing Salaskar to return empty-handed. However, Salaskar got even by killing his two trusted men, Sada Pawle and Vijay Tandel, in 1997, triggering allegations that the encounters were fake.[10]

This is what Salaskar said in 2004 about Gawli. "Gawli may have become an MLA. But for me, he continues to remain a former Mumbai don and I have to keep tabs on his activities. If I get any information of his group's involvement in a crime or learn about any shady activity going on at Dagdi Chawl, I will not hesitate to raid his Byculla residence. If I have to arrest him, I will not refrain from doing so. Now that Gawli is an MLA, arresting him will involve certain procedures. I will not bow to any political pressure. I will only take orders from the police commissioner, who is my supreme commander. It was embarrassing that khaki-clad policemen would be deployed to protect Gawli. In the past, we refused him police protection on several occasions. At that time, I had gunned down several of his top henchmen and so he was scared of me. But if Gawli is really reformed, he should not be afraid of me or any other policeman. We do not target innocent persons."[11]

Death

Salaskar's widow Smita receiving the Ashoka Chakra from president Pratibha Patil on 26 January 2009

Vijay Salaskar was

Mumbai attacks
, on 26 November 2008.

India Express quotes statements by Constable Arun Jadhav, who was with the officers Vijay Salaskar, Ashok Kamte and Hemant Karkare when they died.[12] The three officers and four constables had received information that Sadanand Date had been wounded while resisting hostile terrorist action at the Cama and Albless Hospital for women and children. Currently located at

Vidhan Bhawan) in South Mumbai. Here again they fired several times. While attempting to leave the area, one of the tyres of the vehicle burst, so the terrorists departed to obtain another. At this point, Jadhav was able to contact headquarters. The bodies of the dead were promptly recovered and taken to St George Hospital
.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Rizwanullah, Syed; Sanjay Chavan (28 November 2008). "They were our heroes". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Tehelka - the People's Paper". Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Three top cops die on duty-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India". The Times of India. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  4. ^ Katakam, Anupama (28 November 2008). "Mumbai policemen who led from the front". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Gunmen wanted to repeat 9/11 in Mumbai". The Post – Pakistan. 1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Rajan Gangster dead". The Times of India. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2008
  7. ^ "11 security personnel to get Ashok Chakra". Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Vijay Salaskar: Life and death by the gun". India Today. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  9. ^ "Mumbai Terror attack encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar surrender AK-47 assault rifle". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  10. ^ "I'm shaking with fear, says Arun Gawli". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  11. ^ "Arun Gawli shoots down encounter fears". The Times of India. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Witness account of Karkare, Kamte and Salaskar's death", India Express, 29 November 2008.

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