Organised crime in India:-
Is a reference to organised crime elements originating in India and active in many parts of the world. The mafia is involved in many criminal activities based in India and international as well.The Indian mafia also refers to those powerful families with criminal aspects.
Contents
- 1Mumbai underworld
- 2Dacoity
- 3Thugs
- 4Goa mafia
- 5Punjab mafia
- 6Activities
- 7Popular culture
- 8See also
- 9References
Mumbai underworld:-
The Mumbai underworld, formerly known as the Bombay underworld, refers to the organized crime network in the city of:-
Mumbai (formerly Bombay), in the state of Maharashtra in India. Mumbai is the largest city of India and its financial capital. Over a period of time, the Mumbai underworld has been dominated by several different groups and mobsters.
The powerful trio of Haji Mastan, Varadarajan Mudaliar, and Karim Lala enjoyed backing from their communities.
Karim Lala
and his family members' groups operated in the Bombay docks. They were often called "Afghan mafia" or "Pathan mafia", terms coined by Bombay law enforcement because the majority of this crime syndicate's members were ethnic Pashtuns from Afghanistan's Kunar province. They were especially involved in hashish trafficking, protection rackets, extortion, illegal gambling, gold smuggling, and contract killings, and held a firm stranglehold over parts of Mumbai's underworld.[7] Lala controlled bootlegging and gambling in the city in 1940, and was the undisputed king of the trade until 1985.
Haji Mastan, originally known as Mastan Haider Mirza, was a Bombay-based Tamil Muslim mobster who became the first celebrity gangster in the city of Bombay.[8] Born in 1926 in a Tamil family in Pannaikulam, near Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu,[8] At age 8, moved to Bombay with his father. The father-son duo ran a small cycle repair shop in Crawford market. 10 years later, in 1944, Mastan joined the Bombay docks as a porter and from there entered organized crime. He worked in association with Karim Lala and by the 1960s became a rich man. He amassed millions from smuggling gold, silver, and electronic goods, and expanded his clout in the film industry by investing his money with directors and studios, in film production in Bollywood.[9] As Mastan's influence in Bollywood grew, he began to produce films himself and was a well-known producer.
Haji Mastan, originally known as Mastan Haider Mirza, was a Bombay-based Tamil Muslim mobster who became the first celebrity gangster in the city of Bombay.[8] Born in 1926 in a Tamil family in Pannaikulam, near Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu,[8] At age 8, moved to Bombay with his father. The father-son duo ran a small cycle repair shop in Crawford market. 10 years later, in 1944, Mastan joined the Bombay docks as a porter and from there entered organized crime. He worked in association with Karim Lala and by the 1960s became a rich man. He amassed millions from smuggling gold, silver, and electronic goods, and expanded his clout in the film industry by investing his money with directors and studios, in film production in Bollywood.[9] As Mastan's influence in Bollywood grew, he began to produce films himself and was a well-known producer.
