What the index deliberately excludes is the context. There is no entry for Systemic failure of rehabilitation , no cross-reference for Police corruption preceding the event , and no subheading for The family’s subsequent grief . An index compresses a three-dimensional tragedy into a two-dimensional list. By titling our investigation an “index,” we admit that we are looking not for a narrative but for evidence—a set of facts to be used in a legal argument or a film script.
Shootout at Wadala (2013) is a commercially successful action-crime film based on the 1982 police encounter of Manya Surve, grossing ₹83.70 Crore worldwide. The film, which functions as a prequel to Shootout at Lokhandwala , adapts the book Dongri to Dubai and features dramatized portrayals of real-life underworld figures, resulting in some factual disputes over its accuracy. For more details, visit Times of India . index of shootout at wadala link
Acting on a tip that Gawli’s henchmen were gathering in Wadala to execute a rival gang member, a team of 15–20 crime branch officers in plain clothes surrounded the spot near Siddharth College. The gangsters opened fire first, leading to a 15-minute gunfight. By the end, two gangsters— and Suryakant Pujari —were killed. Two policemen were injured but survived. What the index deliberately excludes is the context
The Wadala Link shootout is not an isolated incident but part of a pattern of bold, daylight-style attacks by splinter gangs using the city’s flyovers as choke points. While police response was swift, the event underscores the need for ballistic CCTV and faster intercept vehicles on elevated corridors. By titling our investigation an “index,” we admit
Manya Surve, one of the gangsters killed in the encounter, was a notorious figure in Mumbai's underworld. He was accused of being involved in several crimes, including murder, extortion, and ransom demands. However, human rights activists and lawyers questioned the police's version of events, alleging that Surve and his accomplices were killed in a fake encounter.