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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. The other two being Mastan Mirza aka Haji Mastan and Varadarajan Mudaliar.
Wiki/Biography. Karim Lala was born in 1911 (age 91 years; at the time of death) in Kunar Province, Emirate of Afghanistan (present-day Afghanistan).When he was 9 years old, his family moved from Afghanistan to Mumbai and got settled in one of the most densely populated and impoverished Muslim ghettoes of Bhendi Bazaar.
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 nearly ...
Feb 8, 2024 · As I navigate the gritty streets of Mumbai in the mid-twentieth century, one name echoes through the narrow alleys and hidden corners: Karim Lala. Born into poverty, his story unfolds as a captivating tale of power, influence, and ruthlessness. Karim Lala emerges as a central figure in this underworld labyrinth, where shadows whisper secrets and alliances are forged in the fires of crime. Join me on a thrilling journey through 20 facts that reveal the mystery surrounding this notorious mafia ...
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.
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.
Mar 4, 2002 · Karim Lala 1912-2002. 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 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.
Jan 16, 2020 · There was a time when Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel, Sharad Shetty used to decide who would be Police Commissioner of Mumbai and who would sit in the 'Mantralaya'. Indira Gandhi used to go and meet Karim Lala. We have seen that underworld, now it's just 'chillar',"
Jan 16, 2020 · ALSO READ | Indira Gandhi met Karim Lala, so did Sharad Pawar and Bal Thackeray: Don's grandson Karim Lala always wore the Pathania suit. He had told Baljeet Parmar that even though there were many pictures of him with Bollywood celebrities, he never watched films as sitting for three hours at one place was not possible for him.
