27 Years After Gangster Sadiq Kalia’s Encounter By Daya Nayak, His Nephew Arrested For Alleged Revenge Killing In Mumbai

Mumbai: In a dramatic twist, nearly three decades after the encounter killing of Mumbai gangster Sadiq Kalia, Mumbai police have arrested his nephew for allegedly plotting and executing a revenge murder.

Kalia was gunned down in a police encounter in Dadar in 1999 by a team led by noted encounter specialist Daya Nayak. At the time, his nephew Sadiq Javar was just two years old. Now, nearly 27 years later, Javar has been arrested for allegedly targeting the man he believed had tipped off police about Kalia’s whereabouts.

According to cops, the victim, Iqbal Ibrahim Seliya (78), was attacked at his residence in Nagpada on the evening of April 20. Police said two men entered the house while Seliya was alone and assaulted him with a chopper, stabbing him more than 20 times before fleeing. His family later discovered his body.

According to a report by The Indian Express, four days after the incident, the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested Javar and his associate, Naushad Mithani (22), from Nagpur following a technical surveillance operation.

Police said Javar allegedly believed Seliya had acted as an informant in 1999, leading to Kalia’s encounter. Growing up with this belief, Javar is suspected of having held a long-standing grudge against the victim.

700 KM Run To Evade Arrest

Investigations revealed that after the murder, the accused travelled from Antop Hill to Vidyavihar, boarded a train to Kalyan, and then hired a vehicle to reach Nagpur, covering over 700 kilometres in an attempt to evade arrest. CCTV footage from the area captured their movements before and after the crime.

Crime Branch officials said the accused have confessed and provided details of the planning and escape route. Senior Inspector Pradeep Kale of Nagpada police station confirmed the murder and said further investigation is underway.

Police records indicate that Kalia, who began as a street-level shoe seller in Kalachowki, later joined the gang of Chhota Shakeel after reportedly refusing to pay extortion money to rivals. Along with sharpshooter Munna Jhingada, he was allegedly involved in multiple crimes across Mumbai in the late 1990s. The accused are being brought to Mumbai for further legal proceedings as cops continue to probe the case.

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