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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.
Learn about Karim Lala, the infamous gangster who ruled Mumbai's underworld for decades. Find out his real name, family, crimes, rivalry, death and more.
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...
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- Karim Lala was born in Afghanistan and moved to Mumbai in the 1940s. Watch this video on YouTube. Abdul Karim Sher Khan, also known as Karim Lala moved from Afghanistanto Mumbai (then Bombay) in the 1940s.
- Lala initially worked as a fruit seller but later became involved in criminal activity. Karim began his career as a humble fruit seller before moving into thecriminal underworld.
- Lala witnessed Bombay’s metamorphosis into Mumbai, and thus the evolution of the city’s underworld. Following India’s independence, Bombay underwent a significant transformation into Mumbai.
- His entry into the criminal world began with smuggling and black-market activities during WWII. During the chaos of World War II, Karim Lala found his way into the criminal underworld through smuggling and black market transactions.
Jan 16, 2020 · Karim Lala was a notorious gangster who ruled Mumbai's underworld for over two decades. He had links with Bollywood and politicians, including Indira Gandhi, who used to visit him secretly.
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Jan 17, 2020 · Karim Lala was a Pathan gangster who rose from illegal recovery broker to a powerful underworld leader in Mumbai. He had links with Bollywood and politics, and was succeeded by his nephew Samad Khan, who was later killed by Dawood Ibrahim.
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.
