Vijay Salaskar

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Vijay Salaskar
Anti-Extortion Cell, Mumbai
Nickname	Encounter Specialist
Place of death	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Service branch	Indian Police Service officer
Year of service	25
Rank	Head of Anti-Extortion Cell
Awards	Ashoka Chakra
Relations	Hemlata Salaskar (Mother), Smita Salaskar (Wife)

Vijay Salaskar, M.Com., (Marathi: विजय साळसकर) was a Senior Police Inspector and encounter specialist serving with the Mumbai police.^[1] He is widely credited with killing 75–80 criminals in encounters — most of these were members of the Arun Gawli gang.^[2] Salaskar was killed while fighting terrorists in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.^[3][4] Captured terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab claimed responsibility for the killing.^[5] Before his death Salaskar was head of the Anti-Extortion Cell, Mumbai.^[6] His patriotism and bravery was honoured with the Ashoka Chakra on 26 January 2009.^[7]