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Karim Lala (1911 – 19 February 2002), born as Abdul Karim Sher Khan in the Samalam Village of the Shegal District of the Kunar province of Afghanistan, was infamous as one of the three "mafia dons of Mumbai" in India for more than two decades from the sixties to the early eighties.
Abdul Karim Sher Khan, better known as Karim Lala, was an infamous gangster of India who was active in Mumbai for more than two decades, i.e., from the sixties to the early eighties. He was one of the three most influential “Mafia Dons of Mumbai,” in the ’60s; the other two being Mastan Mirza aka Haji Mastan and Varadarajan Mudaliar. Contents.
Feb 8, 2024 · Karim Lala’s story is both a cautionary tale and a societal mirror, revealing the complex dance of poverty, power, and the pursuit of the elusive ‘Indian Dream.’ His story exemplifies the systemic issues that fueled organized crime, revealing the complexities beneath the surface.
Jan 16, 2020 · Abdul Karim Khan Sher Khan, aka Karim Lala, was a name all knew and feared in Mumbai from the 1960s. And now, the dreaded underworld gangster’s name has once again stirred up controversy...
Jan 16, 2020 · Lala began as an ordinary worker in the Mumbai docks. But he later joined a gang who worked as recovery agents for moneylenders. The gang was comprised of ethnic Pathans and Lala rose through the ranks to become the leader of the Pathan Gang.
Jan 17, 2020 · The name of Karim Lala, Mumbai's yesteryear don, resurfaced recently when Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut claimed that former prime minister Indira Gandhi used to come to meet him in Mumbai.
Mar 4, 2002 · Karim Lala, 90, who died of a heart attack on February 18, was the last of a troika of vintage Mumbai dons, including Haji Mastan and Varadarajan Mudaliar, that ruled the city's crimescape in the 1960s-70s.
Jan 16, 2020 · Karim Lala, born as Abdul Karim Sher Khan in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, was a notorious underworld don who operated liquor dens, gambling and extortion rackets from the sixties to the early eighties.
Apr 12, 2024 · Karim Lala, born Abdul Karim Sher Khan in 1911 in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of modern-day Pakistan, is a legendary figure in the history of Mumbai’s underworld. He became one of the most influential and notorious mobsters in Mumbai during the mid-20th century.
Jan 16, 2020 · Mumbai, UPDATED: Jan 17, 2020 00:25 IST. Karim Lala had no political ambitions and he had met former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi only when he tagged along with a Padma Bhushan awardee. That was the only time Karim Lala, a well-known underworld don from the 1940s to 80s, met Indira Gandhi.
