News for 'underworld'

J Dey murder: Chhota Rajan appears in court via video-link

J Dey murder: Chhota Rajan appears in court via video-link

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

Deported gangster Chhota Rajan was on Thursday produced before a special MCOCA court in Mumbai via video conference from Tihar Jail in connection with journalist J Dey's murder of 2011.

Dawood visited Indian dressing room: Lele

Dawood visited Indian dressing room: Lele

Rediff.com17 May 2005

The former BCCI secretary said the Mumbai underworld don was introduced to the team as an industrialist.

Bharat Shah gets a year in jail

Bharat Shah gets a year in jail

Rediff.com1 Oct 2003

Monica Bedi writes to President

Monica Bedi writes to President

Rediff.com9 Nov 2004

The little-known Bollywood actress has sought a 'second chance' and pardon.

Gawli to take up jobs issue

Gawli to take up jobs issue

Rediff.com4 Nov 2004

Gangster turned politician Arun Gawli says his past is behind him.

Muthappa Rai acquitted in murder case

Muthappa Rai acquitted in murder case

Rediff.com14 Apr 2004

The alleged underworld don, who had been deported to India in May 2002 from Dubai in a passport related case, has now been acquitted in all the nine cases against him.

Banks still play small role in films

Banks still play small role in films

Rediff.com21 Sep 2005

Tapes: Salman gets clean chit

Tapes: Salman gets clean chit

Rediff.com16 Sep 2005

The police have said that investigations into other issues will continue.

Mumbai bargirl had links with bookies: Police

Mumbai bargirl had links with bookies: Police

Rediff.com13 Sep 2005

Her role in the organised crime syndicate of bookies and the underworld is still being examined, police said.

Monica Bedi seeks asylum in Portugal

Monica Bedi seeks asylum in Portugal

Rediff.com20 Mar 2005

Talking to journalists, Bedi expressed fear that she would be tortured if she returned to India.

BJP asks Pakistan not to meddle in India's affairs

BJP asks Pakistan not to meddle in India's affairs

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

Hours after Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali said that Narendra Modi coming to power would 'destabilise the peace in the region', the Bharatiya Janata Party slammed Pakistan, asking it to mend its ways and saying the manner in which they have been functioning with India will not work.

HC dismisses gutka king's plea

HC dismisses gutka king's plea

Rediff.com22 Feb 2005

Rasiklal Dhariwal, owner of Manikchand Gutka, had urged for cancellation of the warrant issued by a lower court.

Filmfare discontinues Manikchand sponsporship

Filmfare discontinues Manikchand sponsporship

Rediff.com9 Feb 2005

The step has been taken in view of the Interpol issuing red corner notices to Rasiklal Manikchand Dhariwal, owner of the Manikchand brand Gutkha, for his alleged underworld links, the Times Group said in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Dubai deports two Dawood aides

Dubai deports two Dawood aides

Rediff.com29 May 2003

Riyaz Siddiqui and Rajkumar Sharma are wanted in cases of murder, attempt to murder and other offences.

Abu Salem, Monica Bedi sent to jail

Abu Salem, Monica Bedi sent to jail

Rediff.com29 Nov 2003

The Portuguese court sentenced Salem to four-and-a-half years of imprisonment and Bedi to two years, highly placed Central Bureau of Investigation sources in Delhi said.

Miandad confirms Dawood relation

Miandad confirms Dawood relation

Rediff.com19 Jun 2005

The former Pakistan captain has confirmed the marriage plans between his eldest son and daughter of Dawood Ibrahim

Daya Nayak gets a reprieve

Daya Nayak gets a reprieve

Rediff.com7 Jun 2004

Encounter man Pradip Sharma completes 'century'

Encounter man Pradip Sharma completes 'century'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2004

One of the rare Mumbai police officers to find a place in Time magazine for his action against the underworld, Pradip Sharma has gunned down 100 gangsters in a span of nearly 14 years.

'I've done 83 encounters'

'I've done 83 encounters'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2003

'I will never be involved in any wrong activity because I have seen a day when I had nothing,' says the Mumbai police's 'encounter' specialist Daya Nayak.

Dawood not in Pak: Information minister

Dawood not in Pak: Information minister

Rediff.com18 Oct 2003

"Dawood is neither a Pakistani citizen, nor does he live in Karachi," Pakistan Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told reporters in Islamabad.

Rajan's cases transferred to CBI on police advice: Fadnavis

Rajan's cases transferred to CBI on police advice: Fadnavis

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the decision to hand over all the cases against underworld don Chhota Rajan to the Central Bureau of Investigation was taken on the advice of Mumbai police, and dismissed suggestion that it was because of his allegation about a nexus between some police officers and rival gangster Dawood Ibrahim.

'I never think of my films as mindless'

'I never think of my films as mindless'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

'I do drama with the same intensity as any comedy.'

CBI gets 10 days custody of Chhota Rajan

CBI gets 10 days custody of Chhota Rajan

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

Underworld don Chhota Rajan was on Saturday sent to Central Bureau of Investigation custody by a court, a day after he was brought from Indonesian city of Bali.

Chhota Rajan likely to be lodged in same cell as Kasab in Mumbai

Chhota Rajan likely to be lodged in same cell as Kasab in Mumbai

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

The state police has also requested the government to deploy paramilitary forces around the jail premises for the underworld don's security.

Take action against Daya Nayak: Court

Take action against Daya Nayak: Court

Rediff.com8 Mar 2004

Daya Nayak is facing allegations of colluding with the underworld.

Abu Salem approaches Portugal Supreme Court

Abu Salem approaches Portugal Supreme Court

Rediff.com18 Feb 2004

The Portugal high court had last month ordered extradition of the underworld don to face trial in the serial blasts that rocked Mumbai in 1993.

SL cricket chief on trial for fraud

SL cricket chief on trial for fraud

Rediff.com10 Feb 2004

Thilanga Sumathipala went on trial for an alleged breach of the country's Immigration and Emigration Act.

Sanjay Dutt does rethink on gutka ad

Sanjay Dutt does rethink on gutka ad

Rediff.com14 Feb 2005

According to a report appearing in the February 14 edition of Mid Day, Dutt said he wanted to be on the 'side of the law'.

Portugal clears Abu Salem extraditon

Portugal clears Abu Salem extraditon

Rediff.com28 Jan 2005

Blow to Abu Salem: Girlfriend to be extradited

Blow to Abu Salem: Girlfriend to be extradited

Rediff.com16 Jul 2004

One-time actress Monica Bedi will face trial in a case related to possession of forged passport.

Suicide by family spurs Kerala to hunt for loan sharks

Suicide by family spurs Kerala to hunt for loan sharks

Rediff.com12 May 2014

The raids, codenamed "Operation Kuberan", was ordered by Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala in the wake of public outrage at the suicide of five members of a family, allegedly after running into deep debt on account of high-interest loans obtained from a local money lending racket, known as "blade companies" in local parlance.

Shilpa Shetty's mother meets Modi

Shilpa Shetty's mother meets Modi

Rediff.com14 Jul 2004

Sunanda and her husband Surendra have been accused of hiring underworld thugs to extort money from the owners of\n\nSurat-based Praful Sarees.

Gangster Ezaz Lakdawala shot dead in Bangkok

Gangster Ezaz Lakdawala shot dead in Bangkok

Rediff.com26 May 2003

Lakdawala was reportedly shot dead by members of the Chhota Shakeel gang.

Gangster Ravi Pujari nabbed in Senegal

Gangster Ravi Pujari nabbed in Senegal

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Security agencies got clues about his whereabouts following the arrest of one of his close associates in Mumbai recently, the source added.

Portuguese court okays Monica Bedi's extradition

Portuguese court okays Monica Bedi's extradition

Rediff.com1 Dec 2003

The official communication was received by the Central Bureau of Investigation today, sources said in New Delhi

Chhota Rajan brought to Delhi, quizzed by CBI

Chhota Rajan brought to Delhi, quizzed by CBI

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

The 55-year-old gangster was taken straight to the CBI headquarters where he was quizzed on Dawood Ibrahim, India's most-wanted terrorist.