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'Encounter Specialist' Daya Nayak retires after 30 years of service in force
Updated On: 01 August, 2025 03:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Just two days before Daya Nayak's retirement, he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), following his service as Senior Inspector in the Bandra unit or Unit IX of Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch
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Daya Nayak (above), who joined the force in 1995 as a sub-inspector, earned a reputation for his role in eliminating over 80 gangsters and underworld gang members during his tenure. Pic/X
Mumbai Police's Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Daya Nayak, widely known as one of Maharashtra’s most prominent “encounter specialists”, retired on Thursday after completing 30 years of service in the force.
Retirement Announcement
After 31 years of dedicated service in the police department, I retire today with deep pride and gratitude. In what feels like a fitting culmination to a fulfilling career, I was promoted to the post of Assistant Commissioner of Police just two days… pic.twitter.com/lgqskfHlzL
— DAYA NAYAK (@DayaBNayak) July 31, 2025
Daya Nayak, who joined the force in 1995 as a sub-inspector, earned a reputation for his role in eliminating over 80 gangsters and underworld gang members during his tenure.
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