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Vijay Salaskar, AC (5 April 1957 – 26 November 2008) was an Indian police inspector and encounter specialist with the Mumbai police. He was widely credited with killing 75–80 criminals in encounters – most of these were members of the Arun Gawli gang. Salaskar was killed while fighting terrorists in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Vijay Salaskar (1957-2008) was a brave and popular officer who killed many criminals from the underworld gangs of Mumbai. He also revealed the gutka-underworld nexus and died fighting the terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Nov 28, 2008 · Vijay Salaskar: Life and death by the gun. His ability to sniff out criminals quickly made him a favourite with the police top brass, who used him and other cops to get rid of many underworld criminals. Listen to Story. Advertisement. UPDATED: Dec 3, 2008 16:25 IST.
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Mar 23, 2024 · Written by Mohamed Thaver , Sadaf Modak. Mumbai | Updated: March 23, 2024 22:41 IST. Follow Us. Sada Pawla alias Sada Mama, gangster Arun Gawli’s sidekick on whom Satya’s Kallu Mama was loosely based, had been gunned down by Vijay Salaskar, an ‘encounter specialist’ with the Mumbai Police, in Ghatkopar in 1997.
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May 6, 2024 · On November 26, 2008, Karkare, along with Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ashok Kamte, Inspector Vijay Salaskar and two other policemen, were killed outside the Cama Hospital after the Pakistani terrorists opened fire at them.
Nov 24, 2018 · Divya Salaskar recounts how her father, encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar, was killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. She shares how the tragedy changed her life and how the Mumbai Police and other widows supported her family.
Nov 3, 2016 · Vijay Salaskar. One of the last of Mumbai Poice’s famous encounter specialists, Senior Police Inspector Vijay Salaskar was posted as the head of the Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch during 26/11. A 1983-batch officer, Salaskar had gunned down over 80 criminals through his career and had built an extensive intelligence network.
