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Attack on Saif Ali Khan: Crime Branch ropes in ‘encounter specialist’ Daya Nayak

Daya Nayak, is among a handful of "encounter specialists" who are well-known in the police force for having gunned down several gangsters linked to Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan in the 1990s.

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Saif Ali Khan sustained multiple stab wounds after being attacked at his Bandra (West) residence during an alleged robbery attempt early on Thursday.

Even as various Mumbai police teams are trying to track down the intruder who attacked actor Saif Ali Khan, the Crime Branch has been overseeing the probe under ‘encounter specialist’ Daya Nayak.

Khan sustained multiple stab wounds after being attacked at his Bandra (West) residence during an alleged robbery attempt early on Thursday. He is currently recovering in hospital. A statement from Khan’s team later in the day said the actor was “out of danger.” On Friday, the police detained a suspect in connection with the attack.

Daya Nayak, in-charge of the Crime Branch’s Unit IX, visited Saif Ali Khan’s residence on Thursday as part of the investigation. The officer is among a handful of “encounter specialists” who are known in the police force for having gunned down several gangsters linked to Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan in the 1990s. So far, he has been reportedly involved in 84 encounters.

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Nayak, whose experiences inspired movies like Ab Tak Chappan, was suspended from service in 2006 for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income before being reinstated five years later.

He was subsequently posted at Amboli police station in Mumbai where he nabbed several drug suppliers. Later, Nayak was transferred to the Mumbai Crime Branch. He is set to retire later this year.

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