Mumbai police's 'encounter specialist' Pradeep Sharma resigned from his official post on Thursday, sources told Zee Media. It is learnt that Sharma has sought voluntary retirement from the service. Sharma was involved in over 100 encounters and he had also arrested underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar in 2017. Mumbai police is yet to make any official statement on Sharma's resignation. Sources added that Sharma may contest the upcoming Assembly election from Nalasopara seat in Maharashtra. 
Sharma had arrested Iqbal Kaskar from the home of latter's deceased sister, Haseena Parker, in South Mumbai for his alleged involvement in an extortion case. Sharma had later told Zee Media that Kaskar had surrendered himself as soon as he saw him.