Ashok Joshi also works with gang-turned politician Arun Gawli, who killed one of Dawood’s close aides.
Mumbai’s underworld operations in the 1980s and 1990s were affected. In the late 1990s, as many as 100 gunfights occurred in the city. Famous Bollywood figures, business tycoons, industrialists and politicians are targeted regularly. At that time, murder, kidnapping, blackmail, robbery and smuggling were common crimes. One of the characters in the horror of Mumbai in the late 1980s was Ashok Joshi. He was reportedly a gangster in Mumbai and he was involved in the Manta investigation of the gang. Ashok Joshi’s areas include Vikhroli and Kanjurmarg.
Ashok Joshi also works with gang-turned politician Arun Gawli, who killed one of Dawood’s close aides. There was a gang war between Dawood and Arun Gawli. Joshi is reportedly a mentor to Arun Gawli. On December 3, 1988, Joshi was killed in the order of Dawood Ibrahim on Bombay-Pune Road near Panvel. After Joshi was murdered, he was one of the most prominent gang members, Mahindra Dolas broke away from the Ashok Joshi gang and formed his own gang. His nickname, Maya, was known more widely.
In addition, since working as a textile mill in 1972, there have been 46 crimes against Gawli and earning Rs 1,500 per month. After being fired, he contacted his classmates, Rama Naik and Babu Reshim of the Dawood gang. Later, we met with Ashok Joshi, Chhota Rajan, Vilas Chougule, etc.
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