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TopicMumbai Underworld

Topic: Mumbai Underworld

Underworld is not dead. It just turned remote and tech-savvy, says Rakesh Maria

The launch of Rakesh Maria’s book, ‘When It All Began’, was a star-studded affair. Rohit Shetty, Mahesh Bhatt, Nana Patekar, and Ajay Devgn were present.

When gangsters Amirzada and Alamzeb made an enemy of Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar

In 'When It All Began', Rakesh Maria reflects on the tumultuous history of Mumbai's underworld, tracing the full arc of the city's gang wars.

Mumbai underworld gone, Bollywood gets a menace for the digital age: Lawrence Bishnoi

For Mumbai, Baba Siddique's killing was a nasty déjà vu. Lawrence Bishnoi is now seen as attempting to fill the void left by the city's once powerful organised crime syndicates.

Haji Mastan, Gawli to Salim Kutta, Maharashtra politics has been linked to underworld for 30 yrs

Many politicians were accused of links — from Indira Gandhi meeting Haji Mastan & Karim Lala, to Bal Thackeray backing Arun Gawli, and various charges against Sharad Pawar.

Wife of ‘Dawood aide’ claims husband forced her into sex work, names sportspersons & politicians

Rehnuma is the wife of Riyaz Bhati, a suspected Dawood Ibrahim aide who faces multiple cases, including alleged extortion, forgery and land-grabbing. 

‘Bomb vs hydrogen bomb’: Fadnavis links Nawab Malik to underworld, minister says will retaliate

BJP’s Fadnavis alleges NCP minister Nawab Malik bought land for a pittance from a 1993 Mumbai blasts convict and Dawood’s sister’s right-hand man. Malik says purchase was legal.

Ravi Pujari — English-speaking don, ‘Preity Zinta fan’ in Mumbai Police custody after 25 yrs

Gangster Ravi Pujari was brought back to India over 25 years after he fled. He was intercepted at a barber’s shop at Dakar in Senegal in 2019. There are 49 cases registered against him.

Mumbai gangster watched the film Satya 18 times to study how to become a real-life villain

Puja Changoiwala’s book 'Gangster on the Run' is about criminal-turned-marathon runner Rahul Jadhav, whose pseudonym ‘Bhiku’ was inspired by the 1998 film Satya.

Param Bir Singh — ‘encounter specialist’ IPS officer & Mumbai top cop caught in Sena-NCP tiff

Seemingly stuck in the Sena-NCP tug of war in Maharashtra, Param Bir Singh is a celebrated IPS officer but one who has also courted multiple controversies.

How Karnataka Police nabbed Ravi Pujari, ‘Hindu don’ facing 200 cases, in Senegal

Karnataka Police tracked Pujari, the gangster evading arrest for 20 years, to Dakar in Senegal in 2019 and brought him to India after a year-long extradition process.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.