S. Hussain Zaidi, former investigative journalist worked on quite an intriguing book, which left a significant impact on me, 'Mafia Queens of Mumbai'. The book has 13 true stories of black marketeers, gharwalis, bade-gharwalis (brothel leaders) and trained assassins.
Stories of gangsters, especially if they are women are much more fascinating to write about than anything else since they are one in a million and it takes courage and all of your strength as a woman to stand against man in a world dominated by them. Let me introduce you to the queens who broke all traditional norms and entered the most feared zone - 'The Underworld'. In the words of Vishal Bhardwaj, let's figure out," Mumbai ki Queen kaun?".
Stories of gangsters, especially if they are women are much more fascinating to write about than anything else since they are one in a million and it takes courage and all of your strength as a woman to stand against man in a world dominated by them. Let me introduce you to the queens who broke all traditional norms and entered the most feared zone - 'The Underworld'. In the words of Vishal Bhardwaj, let's figure out," Mumbai ki Queen kaun?".
Let me start with a short post about my first queen -
Lallan Bhabhi, not much is known about the Bhabhi of Underworld, except about her famous arrest at Sewree Police Station, South Mumbai. This notorious queen must be the only woman who when arrested by the cops in the case of petrol adulteration, used her only opportunity of call to resume her criminal activities. Right under the cop's nose she made sure that she suffers no financial loss due to her arrest and called her aide to "shift her kitchen", by which she meant the stock that police had not raided upon yet. She called no relative or lawyer for help. she was one of the cogs in the petrol adulteration cartel.
Unfortunately, not much data is available about her except this famous incident.
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