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1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout

1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout
BelligerentsBombay Police
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)D-CompanyCommanders and leadersACPAftab Ahmed KhanMaya Dolas†
Dilip Buwa†
Anil Pawar †
Ashok Nadkarni †
Gopal Pujari †
Anil Khubchandani †
Vijay Chakur †Strength

80 to 100 armed policemen (including ATS officers)

Up to 500 policemen total 7 gangstersCasualties and losses 24 police officers woundedGangsters:
All 7 killed

The 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout was a shootout that occurred on 16 November 1991 at the Lokhandwala Complex in Mumbai, India, between seven gangsters led by Maya Dolas and members of the Bombay Police and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) led by then-Additional Commissioner of PoliceAftab Ahmed Khan. The four-hour shootout was dubbed India's "first daylight encounter" and was videographed and conducted in full view of the public. It ended with the deaths of all seven gangsters.