India's Top Gangsters: Beyond Lawrence Bishnoi

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Number 1 Haji Mastan:

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Number 2 Karim Lala:

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Number 3 Varadarajan Mudaliar:

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Number 4 Dawood Ibrahim:

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Number 5 Arun Gawli:

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Number 6 Bada Rajan

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Number 7 Chhota Rajan

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Number 8 Abu Salem

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Number 9 Chhota Shakeel:

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Number 10 Lawrence Bishnoi:

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