Daya Nayak is a Mumbai Police Inspector and encounter specialist. He killed more than 80 underworld criminals from various gangs. He is one of the most popular Indian police officers and several films and books based on his life have been released.
Contents
- 1 Wiki/Biography
- 2 Physical Appearance
- 3 family and caste
- 4 relationships/affairs
- 5 Religion
- 6 livelihood
- 7 controversies
- 8 Facts/General Knowledge
Wiki/Biography
Daya Nayak was born on Wednesday, 20 July 1966 (age 56 years; as in 2022) in Yenhole village, Karkala taluk of Udupi district, Karnataka. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He studied in a Kannada medium school built by his grandfather till 7th standard. In 1979, at the age of 13, after his father mysteriously disappeared, he came to Mumbai to earn money for his family. To earn money, he worked as a waiter in a restaurant for eight years. Daya wanted to continue his studies and seeing Daya’s dedication, the owner of the restaurant where he worked enrolled him in a night school, Pahari Municipal School, Goregaon. He passed the 12th class examination with 88% marks and later, obtained a Master of Science degree (MSc) from Walia College of Arts, Commerce and Science (erstwhile CES College) in DN Nagar, Andheri West, Mumbai. After completing his graduation, he worked as a supervisor with a plumber. He took several examinations for a government job; However, a chance meeting with some officers of the Narcotics Bureau of Mumbai Police inspired him to join the Mumbai Police.
Daya Nayak’s childhood picture
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 6′
Weight (Approx): 80 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
family and caste
He was born in a Konkani speaking Brahmin family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Badda Nayak and mother’s name is Radha Nayak. He has an elder sister and an elder brother named Keshav Nayak.
Daya Nayak with her mother Radha Nayak
Wife
She married Komal Nayak in 1998.
Daya Nayak with his wife Komal Nayak
relationships/affairs
Bollywood producer Mrinalini Patil, who produced the film Kaagar based on the life of Daya Nayak, allegedly had an affair with him and got the film financed from the underworld with his help.
Daya Nayak (right) with Mrinalini Patil.
Religion
He follows Hindu religion.
livelihood
police career
Daya Nayak joined Mumbai Police in 1995, and after completing one year’s training, he was posted to Juhu Police Station in 1996. On the night of 31 December 1996, he got information about 2 members of underworld don Chhota Rajan’s gang. When he went to arrest them, they started firing at him and in the subsequent encounter he killed both of them. After the encounter he became afraid that the police department might suspend him; However, the department rewards him for killing gangsters. In 1997, he was transferred to the team of encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma. On 12 December 1997, he received information about Sadiq Kalia alias Narasimha, a wanted criminal and shooter from underworld don Chhota Shakeel’s gang in Dadar Flower Market and when he went to arrest him, they fired at him, And the bullet hit Daya. In his thigh; However, he also shot and injured Narasimha. Narasimha’s associates threw a bomb at him; However, he suffered only minor injuries and was hospitalized for 17 days. He was later transferred to the Criminal Investigation Unit in Andheri (East). In 2002, he was transferred to Kandivali police station. In September 2019, he was promoted and posted to the Mumbai unit of Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Maharashtra. He has been suspended several times due to allegations of fake encounters, corruption and links with underworld dons; However, he always maintained that he had never done anything wrong and had never been accused of any illegal activity. He has conducted more than 80 encounters including the encounters of Vinod Matkar, Rafiq Dabawala and Taufiq Kalia and arrested more than 300 criminals. He was part of the ATS investigation team probing the Antilia bomb scare case. As of January 2023, he is posted as Assistant Police Inspector in Anti-Terrorism Squad, Juhu Unit, Mumbai.
Daya Nayak in the early 2000s
Radha Nayak Government High School at Yenhole
In 2000, he started the construction of a school in his native village Yenhole, Mangalore, in memory of his mother. Funds for the construction of the school were collected through donations from Bollywood celebrities in the name of Radha Nayak Educational Trust. The school was inaugurated in September 2002 by Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan in the presence of the then Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, former Karnataka Chief Minister Veerappa Moily and other celebrities like Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, MF Hussain and Aftab. Shivdasani. On the day of its inauguration, the school was handed over to the Karnataka State Government and is now known as Radha Nayak Government High School.
Radha Nayak Government High School building
controversies
Chhota Shakeel’s associate Tariq Nabi accused of extortion
In December 1997, he arrested Chhota Shakeel’s associate Tariq Nabi and released him after interrogation; However, Nabi alleged that Daya later called him, demanded Rs 2 lakh and threatened to kill him in an encounter. Nabi recorded the phone call and sent it to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Delhi. Daya was later suspended; However, in July 1998, the Mumbai High Court granted him anticipatory bail, and he was later acquitted of all charges.
corruption allegations
raising money for your school
In 2001, the Anti Corruption Bureau, Mumbai received a mail requesting the authorities to investigate Daya’s assets. The allegation was that he collected Rs 1.64 crore from Bollywood celebrities for his school. The allegations against him were investigated; However, a clean chit was later given. Daya claimed during interrogation that she never contacted any celebrity and gave only Rs 10,001 from her salary.
disproportionate wealth
In 2003, a journalist, Ketan Tirodkar, accused Daya of having links to the underworld and amassing disproportionate assets. Ketan also alleged that he befriended Daya in 2002 and ran an extortion business with her. On 3 December 2004, Daya was charged with corruption of Rs 41.75 lakh, investigated under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime (MCOCA), and he was suspended in January 2006, and released after his anticipatory bail plea on 20 February. In 2006, the Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested him. was rejected. It was alleged that he owned several properties including a penthouse in Malad, a flat worth R21 lakh gifted to his brother Keshav in Kandivali, Kancha Bar and Restaurant in Goregaon, a flat in Powai and Escape Pub in Andheri. He spent 59 days in jail before being released. In October 2009, the then Director General of Police SS Virk refused permission to prosecute Nayak in the case with the remark that there were insufficient grounds and acquitted him of all charges. In July 2010, the Supreme Court quashed all charges against him under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA). On 16 June 1912, he was reinstated in the Mumbai Police and posted in the Local Arms Unit.
Accused of encountering Sadiq Jamal
In April 2008, journalist Ketan Tirodkar filed a complaint against Sadiq Jamal for profiling him as a terrorist. Ketan alleged that he contacted Daya to help Sadiq out of criminal cases of gambling and assault registered in Bhavnagar, Gujarat; However, Daya detained Sadiq, torturing him for several days in their custody in 2002, forcing him to declare himself a terrorist on a mission to kill Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the CM of Gujarat at the time. Was forced. Ketan alleged that Daya handed over Sadiq to the Gujarat Police, who asked Daya to provide a Muslim youth. Sadiq Islam was killed in an encounter on the night of 13 January 2003.
Nagpur suspended for refusing transfer
He was transferred to Nagpur in January 2014; However, he refused to go to Nagpur citing fear for his life as well as the lives of his family. He alleged that criminals could kill him there. When he did not join duty, he was suspended by the then Maharashtra DGP Sanjeev Dayal in July 2015. In January 2016, he was reinstated by the then Director General of Police Praveen Dixit.
Demanding bribe and filing false narcotics case
In 2019, Daya Nayak was posted at Amboli police station when he intercepted a sandalwood consignment and caught Syed Inayat Ali Yawar Abbas alias Mohammed as a suspect in the case. Nayak allegedly demanded money from Mohammed, who discussed it with his friends. His friends named Mohammad Waseem Abdul Latif Shaikh, Mustafa Zulfiqar Charania and Tanveer Abdul Aziz Paryani filed a complaint against Nayak with the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for demanding bribe and the ACB laid a trap to catch Daya red-handed. accepting money; However, on the day of the trap, 1 March 2019, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a rally in Mumbai, and Nayak was put on bandobast duty, so the trap was set off. The petitioners said that when Nayak came to know about the trap and the complaint, he connived with the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Vikhroli unit and falsely implicated the petitioners in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Gave. In July 2022, the three petitioners were lodged in Arthur Road Jail, and the Mumbai High Court ordered the ACB to add Daya Nayak as a party to the petition.
Gondia transfer refused
On 6 May 2021, Daya was transferred to Gondia district on the orders of acting Director General of Police (DGP), Sanjay Pandey, so that he could be attached to the District Caste Scrutiny Committee (DCSC); However, he appealed against the decision. On 12 May 2021, the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) stayed his transfer, and he rejoined the Anti-Terrorist Squad, Juhu Unit, Mumbai.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Before joining Mumbai Police, he had already passed 6 government exams, which included exams for State Bank of Hyderabad, Sales Tax Inspector and Traffic Inspector for Air India.
- When he worked as a waiter in a hotel, he received Rs 700 per month including tips and used to send Rs 500 to his mother who lives in Karnataka.
- When he worked as a plumber, he used to earn Rs 3000 per month.
- He scored 194 marks out of 200 in the interview and 100 marks in the race for Mumbai Police. He had to lose some points in shot put. He secured first rank in the examination held for selection in police.
- Daya Nayak was honored with the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2004 and a special award on 1 November 2022, the 67th Karnataka Rajyotsava Day.
Daya Nayak honored on 67th Karnataka Rajyotsava Day
- Several films have been made on his life, including Om Puri and Nandita Das’ Hindi film Kaagaz in 2003, Nana Patekar’s Hindi film Ab Tak Chhappan in 2004, Kaushal’s Kannada film Encounter Daya Nayak: Ab Tak Chhappan in 2005. Randeep Hooda was seen in the Hindi film Risk in 2009, Jagapathi Babu in the Telugu film Sidham in 2009 and Sanjay Dutt in the Hindi film Department in 2012.
Daya Nayak (left) with Nana Patekar.
- He likes playing football and squash and works out in the gym regularly.
- By 2022, he has been shot 8 times.
- Before joining as a police officer, he ran a tea and vada pav shop with his brother in Mumbai for some time and even today, whenever he visits his village, the villagers fondly call him Chaiwala Saheb. Are.
- When he came to Mumbai he did not know Marathi language.
- He does not smoke, does not eat meat and does not drink alcohol. He even stays away from tea and coffee.
- He did not have a pair of shoes till 12th class.
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