The Reel Godfather: Why India’s mafia don is so popular among young people

Cosmin Pîrv

The Bishnoi gang, India’s new interstate mafia, is led by a man in jail who recruits via social media, controls 700 shooters around the country, and has ordered hits in North America In November 2024, the police in Bahraich, a district situated on the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh (UP),  arrested three and detained over half a dozen young people in connection with the high-profile murder of Mumbai politician Baba Siddiqui. The victim, a three-time state legislator and former minister, was