Agencies Posted online: Monday, February 20, 2006 at 0927 hours IST Updated: Monday, February 20, 2006 at 1223 hours IST
New Delhi, February 20: Suspended sub-Inspector of Mumbai police and the once-upon a time 'encounter' specialist surrendered before the Mumbai sessions court on Monday.
A non-bailable warrant had been issued against Nayak in a misappropriate assets case. The court had given him time till noon on Friday to surrender.
Taking to a news channel earlier, Nayak said that he fears for his life.
He described the Anti-Corruption Bureau, investigating his assets said to be disproportionate to his legal sources of income, as a corrupt body. He alleged that the ACB has been continuously demanding money from him.
The sessions court had on February 18 issued a non-bailable warrant against Nayak in a disproportionate assets case. After the sessions court and the Bombay High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea, Nayak had moved to the Supreme Court.
However, the apex court declined to interfere with the high court decision and directed him to surrender.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had filed an application for the non-bailable warrant.
Additional public prosecutor R V Kini had said Nayak was not found at his residence here and had been evading arrest since the Supreme Court decision on February 17.
The sessions court had also extended judicial custody of co-accused P Manivelan till March 4.
The ACB has stated that Nayak had since 2002 accumulated wealth beyond his known sources of income.
Both Nayak and Padte surrendered before the sessions court on Monday. They have moved application for bail and the application, according to Supreme Court instructions, would have to be disposed off on Monday itself.
Nayak had spent the better part of Sunday giving interviews to media, wherein he alleged that he was a victim of internal rivalry among seniors and IPS officials.
He claimed that senior IPS officials and department seniors, who were jealous of his rise in the profession and popularity, framed him.
He said his superior, inspector Pradeep Sharma, and colleague and suspended officer, API Sachin Vaze, were among the departmental seniors, who were jealous of him and had framed him in the false ACB case. He also named a former Mumbai CP and current Mumbai police commissioner A N Roy for not going by law and adopting a vindictive approach in taking action against him.
Nayak has over 80 encounter killings under his belt in a short career spanning less than 10 years.
New Delhi, February 20: Suspended sub-Inspector of Mumbai police and the once-upon a time 'encounter' specialist surrendered before the Mumbai sessions court on Monday.
