1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout

1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout
Date16 November 1991
Location
Lokhandwala Complex, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Result Bombay Police victory
All the gangsters shot dead
Belligerents
Bombay Police
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)		 D-Company
Commanders and leaders
ACP A. A. Khan Maya Dolas  †
Dilip Buwa  †
Strength
80 to 100 policemen (including ATS officers) 7 gangsters
Casualties and losses
24 police officers wounded Gangsters:
All 7 killed

The 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout was a gunbattle that occurred on 16 November 1991 at the Lokhandwala Complex, Mumbai, between seven gangsters led by Maya Dolas and members of the Bombay Police and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) led by the then Additional Commissioner of Police, A. A. Khan. The four-hour-long shootout was termed as India's "first daylight encounter" and was videographed and conducted in full view of the public.[1][2][3] It ended in the deaths of all seven gangsters, including Maya Dolas and Dilip Buwa.

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