mumbai underworld and abu salem's return
Mumbai Underworld
Thirty-six years after Mario Puzo penned one of the world's biggestbestsellers 'The Godfather' – which dwells on mafia and was projectedin the film by the same name by legends like Marlon Brando and AlPacino, yet another story of the Mumbai underworld unfolded onNovember 11. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) extradited oneof India's most-wanted dons, Abu Salem along with his companion andonetime Bollywood starlet Monica Bedi from Portugal after a top-secretmission.While on one hand it is one of the biggest success stories of theIndian investigative agencies and a diplomatic victory of sorts, onthe other hand it is a big blow to the underworld and mafia kings. The message has gone very clear: "No one is safe, even if he or shehides outside the country." But the success story has posed severalquestions like: Would there be any realignment in the forces of theunderworld and the possibility of gang wars. Or for that matter, wouldthe underworld raise its gory head once again? And finally, throughSalem would the Indian investigative agencies be able to nail DawoodIbrahim, the Indian version of Saudi fugitive billionaire and Osamabin Laden?"He (Abu Salem) has been brought to justice," says retired DirectorGeneral of Police S S Puri, who was the chief of Special Investigation
\u003cbr /\>Puri, also a legal expert, points out: "When you have managed to\u003cbr /\>absorb or neutralize a don of his strength and enormity, it\u003cbr /\>reverberates that you cannot be above law, or you cannot escape law."\u003cbr /\>The "lesson and message" is very loud and clear. Asked whether it\u003cbr /\>would have any realignment of underworld after Salem\'s extradition,\u003cbr /\>Puri points out aptly: "When there is a vacuum, nature fills it. This\u003cbr /\>vacuum has to be countered by effective neutralization (by\u003cbr /\>law-enforcing agencies) and bring them to book."\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>"It is a great achievement for us," says CBI\'s Special Task Force\u003cbr /\>(STF) chief O P Chhatwal, talking about Salem\'s extradition. On the\u003cbr /\>other hand, Mumbai Police chief A N Roy feels that it has come as a\u003cbr /\>"body blow" the to the underworld. "His extradition was possible after\u003cbr /\>lot of good work by investigative agencies," he sums up.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>But, police officials talking to the \'Herald on Sunday\' admit that\u003cbr /\>there could be some kind of repercussions of this event in the\u003cbr /\>underworld scenario and there would be a change in the pattern of\u003cbr /\>crime by the organised crime syndicate. The reasons are one too many.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\> Before dwelling on that one has to study the pattern of crime\u003cbr /\>committed by underworld dons in the past. "There could be some kind of\u003cbr /\>a tilt in power," says former Mumbai Joint Commissioner Y C Pawar, who\u003cbr /\>is credited with cracking the backbone of gang controlled by\u003cbr /\>Vardabhai.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>Gangsters like Abdul Karim Khan Sher Khan alias Karim Lala, Yusuf\u003cbr /\>Patel and Haji Mastan started in the late sixties and seventies with\u003cbr /\>gold smuggling, which lasted till 10 to 15 years. Karim Lala who\u003cbr /\>controlled the "Pathan gang of hoodlums", as former Mumbai Police\u003cbr /\>chief M N Singh puts it, was also into narcotics.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>At the same time, Vardarajan Munnuswamy Mudlair alias Vardabhai was a\u003cbr /\>",1]
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Team (SIT) that unearthed the Telgi fake stamp-paper scandal.Puri, also a legal expert, points out: "When you have managed toabsorb or neutralize a don of his strength and enormity, itreverberates that you cannot be above law, or you cannot escape law."The "lesson and message" is very loud and clear. Asked whether itwould have any realignment of underworld after Salem's extradition,Puri points out aptly: "When there is a vacuum, nature fills it. Thisvacuum has to be countered by effective neutralization (bylaw-enforcing agencies) and bring them to book.""It is a great achievement for us," says CBI's Special Task Force(STF) chief O P Chhatwal, talking about Salem's extradition. On theother hand, Mumbai Police chief A N Roy feels that it has come as a"body blow" the to the underworld. "His extradition was possible afterlot of good work by investigative agencies," he sums up.But, police officials talking to the 'Herald on Sunday' admit thatthere could be some kind of repercussions of this event in theunderworld scenario and there would be a change in the pattern ofcrime by the organised crime syndicate. The reasons are one too many. Before dwelling on that one has to study the pattern of crimecommitted by underworld dons in the past. "There could be some kind ofa tilt in power," says former Mumbai Joint Commissioner Y C Pawar, whois credited with cracking the backbone of gang controlled byVardabhai.Gangsters like Abdul Karim Khan Sher Khan alias Karim Lala, YusufPatel and Haji Mastan started in the late sixties and seventies withgold smuggling, which lasted till 10 to 15 years. Karim Lala whocontrolled the "Pathan gang of hoodlums", as former Mumbai Policechief M N Singh puts it, was also into narcotics.At the same time, Vardarajan Munnuswamy Mudlair alias Vardabhai was afamous bootlegger and became what is now as "first underworld don ofMumbai". Movies like 'Nayakan' and 'Agneepath' – in the lattersuperstar Amitabh Bachchan has played the lead role – partly dwells onthe life of Vardabhai, who was also known the champion the cause ofTamils. Though there is no official confirmation or records available,he is also said to have had links with LTTE. The seventies saw lot ofchanges and Mastan went into politics and Patel into construction, butKarim Lala continued with anti-social activities.Karim Lala was active till early eighties and he also used to settledisputes and run matka-joints. But when Dawood Ibrahim—who was son ofa Mumbai Police constable Ibrahim Kaskar -- and his brothersespecially Anees and Noora came into picture, they had a big clashwith Pathan gang and there were gang wars too. But Karim Lalaeventually patched-up with India's "most wanted don" and retired.The D-company started with extortion from industrialists, businessmenand Bollywood personalities. They also entered cable TV and videobusiness. Film financing was also part of their work profile. Butafter Dawood left India in the eighties, his activities werecontrolled by his men, who also undertook the task of 'supari'(contract killing) and settling business disputes.But after the ISI-sponsored 1993 serial blasts, things changed a lot.Several parallel outfits came into existence including the onecontrolled by Dawood Ibrahim, his lieutenants Chhota Shakeel and AbuSalem and assisted by his brothers Noora and Anees. Salem parted wayswith him in 1997-98 much after Chhota Rajan did – who immediately lefthim after the blasts. Amar Naik, Suresh Manchekar (he basicallyoperated from Thane) and Arun Gawli too started separate syndicates.Naik and Manchekar were killed in police encounters.The overseas-based dons which include Dawood, Salem (till he wasarrested in Portugal), Shakeel and Rajan started a new form of crime:settling disputes, obtaining overseas rights of films. In fact,Bollywood was relieved the day Salem was arrested as he was notoriousfrom extorting money from them and he bumped off media mougal GulshanKumar, producer Ajit Diwani and so on. On the other hand, Dawoodlooked at greater business interests and was more into financingthrough Shakeel. Overseas rights of films became a major issue whenRakesh Roshan escaped the bullets of Salem's men -- after he launchedhis son Hritik Roshan in 'Kaho Na Payar Hai'."Now there would be changes in pattern of crime," said a senior policeofficer. With the property market booming again – the criminals arebound to target the plush money in real estate. Moreover, with thedance bars being banned, this becomes one of the major sources ofincome for them. With the economy improving and medium-sized andsmall-sized business entities doing well – the underworld would alsotarget them for extortion and settling disputes. With Salem's arrestand reports of him spilling the beans in CBI lock-up, the underworldwill go slow on Bollywood. Betting is another area – which willcontinue to enjoy the patronage of dons – even if there are raids andarrest. Gun-running could be another area where they would lay hands,feels a retired DGP.In fact, a former Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police of CrimeBranch-CID disclosed a startling fact: nearly Rs 300 crore changehands (between bookies and punters) in a single match – be it aone-dayer or the longer version of the gentlemen's game. But M N Singh– who is credited with cracking the backbone of underworld cautions:"We must never lower or guard, particularly when the property marketis going up." Hawala and narcotics are another areas, which theunderworld would be looking at.Now the two major players in the big game are D-company and Rajan. Asfar as Gawli is concerned, police has never been able to convict himin any case and he today is an MLA. "He would not be able to play amajor role in underworld now. He would be involved in petty extortionand settlement of disputes as today he is a politician and he has tobalance both the sides," said a former IPS officer wishing anonymity.Rajan too is left alone as his gang has fragmented – after an attackon him in 2000 in the Thai capital of Bangkok and new gangs like onescontrolled by Guru Satam, Hemant Poojary, Ejaz Lakdawala and BuntyPande have come up. But their reach is limited. "Moreover, there arenot many foot soldiers left. The supply line of manpower has almostbeen chopped, after several middle-rung gangsters were killed inencounters with police," another IPS officer noted.What has come handly is the new breed of trigger-happy 'encounterspecialists' who helped in wiping out the underworld. Officers likeVijay Salaskar, Pradeep Sharma, Praful Bhosale, Daya Nayak andRavindrnath Angre and others killed more than 400 to 500 hard-corecriminals during encounters with police between 1992-2005. This sendshivers in the underworld. In fact there has been several films basedon their life. Sharma, who with his team has killed more than 100criminals, was also featured by 'Time' magazine. Together, indifferent cases during the same period, they have arrested more than1,000 hardcore criminals.INTERVIEW: M N SINGHDuring his tenure as Mumbai Police Commissioner a few years ago, M NSingh broke the backbone of the underworld in a three-year-oldcrackdown, which seemed as the final assault against the underworld.The foot soldiers of the overseas-based dons were wiped out during histenure. Singh, a no-nonsense police officer, speaks to 'Herald onSunday' Principal Correspondent Mrityunjay BoseHerald: How do you see the extradition of Abu Salem?Singh: I would say it is good. It would help the authorities in futurein gathering details of the 1993 serial blasts case. He is one of theaccused in the case. Moreover, he had also become notorious in thelate nineties by terrorizing Bollywood personalities andindustrialists. The blasts were an act of terror.Herald: Will his evidence be used to nail Dawood Ibrahim?Singh: Definitely, since he was earlier associated with DawoodIbrahim, he can provide some information about him, his activities.Not only Dawood, investigative agencies would gather more details ofthe complete gang phenomenon.Herald: During your tenure as Police Commissioner of Mumbai, you wipedout the underworld.Singh: We adopted a multi-pronged strategy. Many were killed duringencounters with police; many were arrested under Maharashtra Controlof Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). We have spared no one. Mumbai Policearrested even Bharat Shah for links with underworld.Herald: Underworld has financed films too, if reports are to bebelieved? Moreover, policeman in most of the cases have been projectedin bad light. Do you agree?Singh: It is part of one of the larger designs of underworld. Makeheroes out of villains and show the police in bad light. I actuallytook up this issue with the underworld. The message to the society hasto be proper. And glorification of dons makes no help.Herald: Do you feel that the underworld would raise its gory head once again?Singh: The law-enforcement agencies would have to maintain a constantvigil. They extort money from businessmen, filmwallas and also ask foroverseas rights of films. The property market is booming again. Theguard should never be down.
TIMELINE OF UNDERWORLD ACTVITIES/TERROR ACTS:
1965-75: Karim Lala starts gambling and bootlegging dens, Haji Mastanand Yusuf Patel smuggling of contraband and construction activities.
1978-79: Vardarajan Mudlair becomes to be known as underworld don1981-84: This period sees gang war, Dawood aide Bada Rajan killed. Hisbrother Anees and Noora operate from Temker Street.1985: Chhota Rajan, who used to sell cinema tickets in black, enterscrime scene in big way1986-87: Dawood flees out of India, start operations from DubaiJanuary 2, 1990: Vardabhai dies in MadrasMarch 12, 1993: Serial blasts in Mumbai claims 257 lives, injures 7131993-94: Rajan splits with DawoodJune 1994: Producer Javed Riyaz Siddiqui becomes first victim of Bollywood1994: Sunil Khatau of Khatau Mills killed1995: Om Prakash Kukrerja of Kukreja builders killed1994-96: Arun Gawli takes advantage and starts extorting money in big way1996: Thaquiuddin Wahid of East West Airlines killedJanuary 1997: Datta Samant killed by underworldMarch 1997: Mukesh Duggal – a producer killed by SalemAugust 1997: Gulshan Kumar killed in Mumbai1998: Abu Salem part ways with Dawood, Chhota ShakeelDecember 1999: Mammohan Shetty escapesAugust 2000: Shakeel engineer near-fatal attack on Rajan in Bangkok,his aide Rohit Verma killed2000: Judge J W Singh arrested for alleged links with underworldJanuary 2001: Bharat Shah arrested for links with ShakeelJune 2001: Ajit Diwani shot deadOctober 2001: Four gangster targeting Aamir Khan killed in encounterFebruary 2002: Karim Lala dies of old ageSeptember 2002: Salem, Monica Bedi arrested in Portugal2003: Rajan retaliates by killing Sharad Shetty, close Dawood aide.Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar and close aide Ejaz Pathan deported toMumbai2003: Lawrence D'Souza escapes attack2004: Ghutka baron-underworld nexus comes to lightNovember 2005: Abu Salem deported from Portugal
Thirty-six years after Mario Puzo penned one of the world's biggestbestsellers 'The Godfather' – which dwells on mafia and was projectedin the film by the same name by legends like Marlon Brando and AlPacino, yet another story of the Mumbai underworld unfolded onNovember 11. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) extradited oneof India's most-wanted dons, Abu Salem along with his companion andonetime Bollywood starlet Monica Bedi from Portugal after a top-secretmission.While on one hand it is one of the biggest success stories of theIndian investigative agencies and a diplomatic victory of sorts, onthe other hand it is a big blow to the underworld and mafia kings. The message has gone very clear: "No one is safe, even if he or shehides outside the country." But the success story has posed severalquestions like: Would there be any realignment in the forces of theunderworld and the possibility of gang wars. Or for that matter, wouldthe underworld raise its gory head once again? And finally, throughSalem would the Indian investigative agencies be able to nail DawoodIbrahim, the Indian version of Saudi fugitive billionaire and Osamabin Laden?"He (Abu Salem) has been brought to justice," says retired DirectorGeneral of Police S S Puri, who was the chief of Special Investigation
\u003cbr /\>Puri, also a legal expert, points out: "When you have managed to\u003cbr /\>absorb or neutralize a don of his strength and enormity, it\u003cbr /\>reverberates that you cannot be above law, or you cannot escape law."\u003cbr /\>The "lesson and message" is very loud and clear. Asked whether it\u003cbr /\>would have any realignment of underworld after Salem\'s extradition,\u003cbr /\>Puri points out aptly: "When there is a vacuum, nature fills it. This\u003cbr /\>vacuum has to be countered by effective neutralization (by\u003cbr /\>law-enforcing agencies) and bring them to book."\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>"It is a great achievement for us," says CBI\'s Special Task Force\u003cbr /\>(STF) chief O P Chhatwal, talking about Salem\'s extradition. On the\u003cbr /\>other hand, Mumbai Police chief A N Roy feels that it has come as a\u003cbr /\>"body blow" the to the underworld. "His extradition was possible after\u003cbr /\>lot of good work by investigative agencies," he sums up.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>But, police officials talking to the \'Herald on Sunday\' admit that\u003cbr /\>there could be some kind of repercussions of this event in the\u003cbr /\>underworld scenario and there would be a change in the pattern of\u003cbr /\>crime by the organised crime syndicate. The reasons are one too many.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\> Before dwelling on that one has to study the pattern of crime\u003cbr /\>committed by underworld dons in the past. "There could be some kind of\u003cbr /\>a tilt in power," says former Mumbai Joint Commissioner Y C Pawar, who\u003cbr /\>is credited with cracking the backbone of gang controlled by\u003cbr /\>Vardabhai.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>Gangsters like Abdul Karim Khan Sher Khan alias Karim Lala, Yusuf\u003cbr /\>Patel and Haji Mastan started in the late sixties and seventies with\u003cbr /\>gold smuggling, which lasted till 10 to 15 years. Karim Lala who\u003cbr /\>controlled the "Pathan gang of hoodlums", as former Mumbai Police\u003cbr /\>chief M N Singh puts it, was also into narcotics.\u003cbr /\>\u003cbr /\>At the same time, Vardarajan Munnuswamy Mudlair alias Vardabhai was a\u003cbr /\>",1]
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Team (SIT) that unearthed the Telgi fake stamp-paper scandal.Puri, also a legal expert, points out: "When you have managed toabsorb or neutralize a don of his strength and enormity, itreverberates that you cannot be above law, or you cannot escape law."The "lesson and message" is very loud and clear. Asked whether itwould have any realignment of underworld after Salem's extradition,Puri points out aptly: "When there is a vacuum, nature fills it. Thisvacuum has to be countered by effective neutralization (bylaw-enforcing agencies) and bring them to book.""It is a great achievement for us," says CBI's Special Task Force(STF) chief O P Chhatwal, talking about Salem's extradition. On theother hand, Mumbai Police chief A N Roy feels that it has come as a"body blow" the to the underworld. "His extradition was possible afterlot of good work by investigative agencies," he sums up.But, police officials talking to the 'Herald on Sunday' admit thatthere could be some kind of repercussions of this event in theunderworld scenario and there would be a change in the pattern ofcrime by the organised crime syndicate. The reasons are one too many. Before dwelling on that one has to study the pattern of crimecommitted by underworld dons in the past. "There could be some kind ofa tilt in power," says former Mumbai Joint Commissioner Y C Pawar, whois credited with cracking the backbone of gang controlled byVardabhai.Gangsters like Abdul Karim Khan Sher Khan alias Karim Lala, YusufPatel and Haji Mastan started in the late sixties and seventies withgold smuggling, which lasted till 10 to 15 years. Karim Lala whocontrolled the "Pathan gang of hoodlums", as former Mumbai Policechief M N Singh puts it, was also into narcotics.At the same time, Vardarajan Munnuswamy Mudlair alias Vardabhai was afamous bootlegger and became what is now as "first underworld don ofMumbai". Movies like 'Nayakan' and 'Agneepath' – in the lattersuperstar Amitabh Bachchan has played the lead role – partly dwells onthe life of Vardabhai, who was also known the champion the cause ofTamils. Though there is no official confirmation or records available,he is also said to have had links with LTTE. The seventies saw lot ofchanges and Mastan went into politics and Patel into construction, butKarim Lala continued with anti-social activities.Karim Lala was active till early eighties and he also used to settledisputes and run matka-joints. But when Dawood Ibrahim—who was son ofa Mumbai Police constable Ibrahim Kaskar -- and his brothersespecially Anees and Noora came into picture, they had a big clashwith Pathan gang and there were gang wars too. But Karim Lalaeventually patched-up with India's "most wanted don" and retired.The D-company started with extortion from industrialists, businessmenand Bollywood personalities. They also entered cable TV and videobusiness. Film financing was also part of their work profile. Butafter Dawood left India in the eighties, his activities werecontrolled by his men, who also undertook the task of 'supari'(contract killing) and settling business disputes.But after the ISI-sponsored 1993 serial blasts, things changed a lot.Several parallel outfits came into existence including the onecontrolled by Dawood Ibrahim, his lieutenants Chhota Shakeel and AbuSalem and assisted by his brothers Noora and Anees. Salem parted wayswith him in 1997-98 much after Chhota Rajan did – who immediately lefthim after the blasts. Amar Naik, Suresh Manchekar (he basicallyoperated from Thane) and Arun Gawli too started separate syndicates.Naik and Manchekar were killed in police encounters.The overseas-based dons which include Dawood, Salem (till he wasarrested in Portugal), Shakeel and Rajan started a new form of crime:settling disputes, obtaining overseas rights of films. In fact,Bollywood was relieved the day Salem was arrested as he was notoriousfrom extorting money from them and he bumped off media mougal GulshanKumar, producer Ajit Diwani and so on. On the other hand, Dawoodlooked at greater business interests and was more into financingthrough Shakeel. Overseas rights of films became a major issue whenRakesh Roshan escaped the bullets of Salem's men -- after he launchedhis son Hritik Roshan in 'Kaho Na Payar Hai'."Now there would be changes in pattern of crime," said a senior policeofficer. With the property market booming again – the criminals arebound to target the plush money in real estate. Moreover, with thedance bars being banned, this becomes one of the major sources ofincome for them. With the economy improving and medium-sized andsmall-sized business entities doing well – the underworld would alsotarget them for extortion and settling disputes. With Salem's arrestand reports of him spilling the beans in CBI lock-up, the underworldwill go slow on Bollywood. Betting is another area – which willcontinue to enjoy the patronage of dons – even if there are raids andarrest. Gun-running could be another area where they would lay hands,feels a retired DGP.In fact, a former Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police of CrimeBranch-CID disclosed a startling fact: nearly Rs 300 crore changehands (between bookies and punters) in a single match – be it aone-dayer or the longer version of the gentlemen's game. But M N Singh– who is credited with cracking the backbone of underworld cautions:"We must never lower or guard, particularly when the property marketis going up." Hawala and narcotics are another areas, which theunderworld would be looking at.Now the two major players in the big game are D-company and Rajan. Asfar as Gawli is concerned, police has never been able to convict himin any case and he today is an MLA. "He would not be able to play amajor role in underworld now. He would be involved in petty extortionand settlement of disputes as today he is a politician and he has tobalance both the sides," said a former IPS officer wishing anonymity.Rajan too is left alone as his gang has fragmented – after an attackon him in 2000 in the Thai capital of Bangkok and new gangs like onescontrolled by Guru Satam, Hemant Poojary, Ejaz Lakdawala and BuntyPande have come up. But their reach is limited. "Moreover, there arenot many foot soldiers left. The supply line of manpower has almostbeen chopped, after several middle-rung gangsters were killed inencounters with police," another IPS officer noted.What has come handly is the new breed of trigger-happy 'encounterspecialists' who helped in wiping out the underworld. Officers likeVijay Salaskar, Pradeep Sharma, Praful Bhosale, Daya Nayak andRavindrnath Angre and others killed more than 400 to 500 hard-corecriminals during encounters with police between 1992-2005. This sendshivers in the underworld. In fact there has been several films basedon their life. Sharma, who with his team has killed more than 100criminals, was also featured by 'Time' magazine. Together, indifferent cases during the same period, they have arrested more than1,000 hardcore criminals.INTERVIEW: M N SINGHDuring his tenure as Mumbai Police Commissioner a few years ago, M NSingh broke the backbone of the underworld in a three-year-oldcrackdown, which seemed as the final assault against the underworld.The foot soldiers of the overseas-based dons were wiped out during histenure. Singh, a no-nonsense police officer, speaks to 'Herald onSunday' Principal Correspondent Mrityunjay BoseHerald: How do you see the extradition of Abu Salem?Singh: I would say it is good. It would help the authorities in futurein gathering details of the 1993 serial blasts case. He is one of theaccused in the case. Moreover, he had also become notorious in thelate nineties by terrorizing Bollywood personalities andindustrialists. The blasts were an act of terror.Herald: Will his evidence be used to nail Dawood Ibrahim?Singh: Definitely, since he was earlier associated with DawoodIbrahim, he can provide some information about him, his activities.Not only Dawood, investigative agencies would gather more details ofthe complete gang phenomenon.Herald: During your tenure as Police Commissioner of Mumbai, you wipedout the underworld.Singh: We adopted a multi-pronged strategy. Many were killed duringencounters with police; many were arrested under Maharashtra Controlof Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). We have spared no one. Mumbai Policearrested even Bharat Shah for links with underworld.Herald: Underworld has financed films too, if reports are to bebelieved? Moreover, policeman in most of the cases have been projectedin bad light. Do you agree?Singh: It is part of one of the larger designs of underworld. Makeheroes out of villains and show the police in bad light. I actuallytook up this issue with the underworld. The message to the society hasto be proper. And glorification of dons makes no help.Herald: Do you feel that the underworld would raise its gory head once again?Singh: The law-enforcement agencies would have to maintain a constantvigil. They extort money from businessmen, filmwallas and also ask foroverseas rights of films. The property market is booming again. Theguard should never be down.
TIMELINE OF UNDERWORLD ACTVITIES/TERROR ACTS:
1965-75: Karim Lala starts gambling and bootlegging dens, Haji Mastanand Yusuf Patel smuggling of contraband and construction activities.
1978-79: Vardarajan Mudlair becomes to be known as underworld don1981-84: This period sees gang war, Dawood aide Bada Rajan killed. Hisbrother Anees and Noora operate from Temker Street.1985: Chhota Rajan, who used to sell cinema tickets in black, enterscrime scene in big way1986-87: Dawood flees out of India, start operations from DubaiJanuary 2, 1990: Vardabhai dies in MadrasMarch 12, 1993: Serial blasts in Mumbai claims 257 lives, injures 7131993-94: Rajan splits with DawoodJune 1994: Producer Javed Riyaz Siddiqui becomes first victim of Bollywood1994: Sunil Khatau of Khatau Mills killed1995: Om Prakash Kukrerja of Kukreja builders killed1994-96: Arun Gawli takes advantage and starts extorting money in big way1996: Thaquiuddin Wahid of East West Airlines killedJanuary 1997: Datta Samant killed by underworldMarch 1997: Mukesh Duggal – a producer killed by SalemAugust 1997: Gulshan Kumar killed in Mumbai1998: Abu Salem part ways with Dawood, Chhota ShakeelDecember 1999: Mammohan Shetty escapesAugust 2000: Shakeel engineer near-fatal attack on Rajan in Bangkok,his aide Rohit Verma killed2000: Judge J W Singh arrested for alleged links with underworldJanuary 2001: Bharat Shah arrested for links with ShakeelJune 2001: Ajit Diwani shot deadOctober 2001: Four gangster targeting Aamir Khan killed in encounterFebruary 2002: Karim Lala dies of old ageSeptember 2002: Salem, Monica Bedi arrested in Portugal2003: Rajan retaliates by killing Sharad Shetty, close Dawood aide.Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar and close aide Ejaz Pathan deported toMumbai2003: Lawrence D'Souza escapes attack2004: Ghutka baron-underworld nexus comes to lightNovember 2005: Abu Salem deported from Portugal
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