A day after one of India's well known 'encounter specialist' Daya Nayak was suspended, it has emerged that the police officer had declined to join his new posting at Nagpur over concerns for 'family's safety'.

"He was transferred to Nagpur last year. He had conveyed to Maharashtra government and also the state DGP that he faced threat to life. He had also expressed apprehension that he could be singled out and killed," a senior police officer told PTI here today.