22 Facts About Daya Nayak

Daya Nayak is an Indian Police officer of the Mumbai Police.

Daya Nayak joined the department in 1995, and rose to fame as an encounter specialist in the late 1990s, as a member of the Detection Unit.

Daya Nayak was born in a Brahmin family at Yennehole village of the Karkala taluk, Udupi district in a Konkani-speaking family.

Daya Nayak studied till the 7th standard in a Kannada - medium school built by his grandfather.

Daya Nayak worked at a hotel canteen, sleeping on the hotel's porch.

Daya Nayak continued staying at the hotel until he got a police job.

Daya Nayak joined the Bombay Police now known Mumbai Police as a trainee with the rank of Sub-Inspector in 1995.

Daya Nayak built a school in his native village Yennehole.

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.

Daya Nayak was investigated by the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court for links with the underworld.

Daya Nayak came out clean in investigations conducted by ACP Shankar Kamble in 2003 and by DCP K L Bishnoy in 2004.

Daya Nayak was given clean chit after another inquiry by ACP Dilip Sawant in 2004.

In 2006, Daya Nayak was arrested during an investigation led by the Anti-Corruption Bureau ACP Bhim Rao Ghadge.

Daya Nayak was accused of floating bogus companies with help of his associate Rajendra Phadte, and getting his wife Komal to take property loans.

Daya Nayak was jailed for 26 days, during which both his parents died.

Daya Nayak appealed to the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission.

Daya Nayak insisted that all his money was accounted for, and every transaction was made by cheque.

Daya Nayak pointed out that his assets had been shown as inflated.

In 2008, after the Soharbuddin Sheikh encounter case came to light, Tirodkar filed one more affidavit stating that Daya Nayak was involved in the death of Sadiq Jamal, another alleged fake encounter by the Gujarat Police.

Daya Nayak was then posted to the Western Zone, and worked out of Bandra.

The transfer order was cancelled in August 2015, and Daya Nayak was reinstated in Mumbai Police on 11 January 2016.

The 2012 Bollywood film Department highlights the encounter specialists of the Mumbai Police; Daya Nayak's role is played by Sanjay Dutt.