On March 9, 2004, a special court asked Roy to look into a complaint against "encounter specialist" Daya Nayak for his alleged underworld links and decide whether to sanction prosecution under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.
He was responsible for helping fund a government school named after his mother "Radha Nayak Govt High School" in his village Yennehole in Udupi district of Karnataka, which was inaugurated by Amitabh Bachchan amidst the presence of many other Bollywood personalities.
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The Hindi movies Ab Tak Chhappan by Shimit Amin and N Chandra's Kagaar and a Kannada film named Encounter Daya Nayak were made based on his life.
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