Abdul Latif
- January 9, 2024
- Criminal
Quick Facts
Abdul Latif Biography
| Name | Abdul Latif |
| Birthday | Oct 24 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | Ahmedabad |
| Home Town | Gujarat |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Parents | Abdul Wahab Sheikh |
| Siblings | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Wahab Shaikh |
| Children(s) | Mustak Ahmed Abdul Latif Shaikh, Shaikh Arif Abdul Latif |
Abdul Latif is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on October 24, 1951 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
He was the main culprit in supplying RDX used in the 1993 Mumbai blasts. He was arrested in 1995 in Delhi and housed at the Sabarmati jail pending trial. In November 1997, Latif was shot dead in a police encounter in Ahmedabad. In 2014, one of Latif’s sons contested the election of Samajwadi Party against Shanker Singh Vaghela, the former Chief Minister. Latif’s other son had contested against Vaghela in 2009.
The 2017 Bollywood film Raees is said to be based on Latif’s life. In April 2016, Latif’s son filed a lawsuit for defamation against the makers of the film, saying the film misrepresented his father. Shaikh’s lawyer said that the 97 cases lodged against Latif were for bootlegging and other serious offences under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, but he did not run a brothel or use women for delivery in his bootlegging operations, as depicted in the film. The film was declared to be a work of fiction.
Abdul Latif Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Criminal |
| House | Living in own house. |
Abdul Latif is one of the richest Criminal from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Abdul Latif 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was based in Ahmedabad and was politically well connected. He used to wait on tables in gambling dens where he started serving liquor as a teenager. He became a bootlegger and eventually monopolised the illegal liquor business in Gujarat. Latif was wanted for over 100 cases of murder, contract killing, extortion, rioting, kidnappings, smuggling, bootleging and was also wanted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. There were 243 cases against his gang including 64 murders and 14 kidnappings.The incident that highlighted Latif was the “Odhav Shootout”. Latif wanted rival bootlegger Hansraj Trivedi to buy liquor from his gang. As Trivedi refused to be cowed down, Latif led two attacks on the gymkhana. In the second attack on August 3, 1992, automatic weapons, including sten guns and revolvers, were used. The court relied on confessional statements made by some of the accused under section 15 of the Terrorist and Anti Disruptive Activities Act (TADA). Special public prosecutor SV Raju appeared for the state. The court convicted nine persons and sentenced eight with life imprisonment and fine, while one Jehangir Patel, who provided arms to the Latif Gang, was given a sentence of seven years. Main accused Liyakat Hussein alias master Khudabax Shaikh, was given lifer with a condition that it shall not be less than 20 years. He was further convicted under several other sections.
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Who is Abdul Latif Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Alain Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Abdul Latif celebrates birthday on October 24 of every year.
Is Raees based on a true story?
The 2017 Bollywood film Raees is said to be based on Latif’s life. In April 2016, Latif’s son filed a lawsuit for defamation against the makers of the film, saying the film misrepresented his father.
What does Abdul Latif mean?
Abdul Latif (Arabic: عبد اللطيف) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Latif. The name means “servant of the All-gentle”, Al-Latīf being one of the names of God in the Qur’an, which gave rise to the Muslim theophoric names.
Who is the Don of Ahmedabad?
Dreaded don Abdul Latif was a ferocious and dangerous criminal who lived in Ahmedabad in the 80s and 90s. He was involved in various criminal activities such as bootlegging, extortion, kidnapping, murder.
Who called Abdul Latif?
Abdul Latif is often called the Sayyed-ul-Shuhada (leader of the Martyrs) within the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. He had visited Hoshiarpur, and frequented Deoband a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh India.
Who is the don of Mumbai?
Dawood Ibrahim
Born| Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar 26 December 1955 Khed, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra,
India
Nationality| Indian
Occupation| Gangster criminal drug kingpin
Years active| 1976–present