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{{Short description|Gujarat's liquor mafiya}}{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox criminal
|name = Abdul Lateef
|image = AbdulLatifImage.jpg
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1951|10|24}}
|birth_place =
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1997|11|29|1951|10|24}}
|death_place = Naroda Patiya, [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
|death_cause = [[Encounter killings by police|Encounter killing]]
|occupation = Gangster, bootlegger, racketeer, smuggler
|criminal_charge = Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
|motive =
|conviction = Murder, Kidnaping
|image_name =
|image_alt =
|image_caption =
|charge =
|conviction_penalty = Served 2 years
}}

'''Abdul Latif''' was an underworld figure in [[Gujarat]] state of India and an associate of [[Dawood Ibrahim]].

He was based in [[Ahmedabad]] and was politically well connected.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Latif-was-state-BJPs-first-whipping-boy/articleshow/3121443.cms Latif was state BJP's first whipping boy]</ref> He used to wait on tables in gambling dens where he started serving liquor as a teenager.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gujarat-underworld-kingpin-arrest-may-provide-clues-to-dawood-ibrahim-network/1/289537.html|title=A don run to ground: The Gujarat underworld kingpin's arrest could provide vital clues to the working of Dawood Ibrahim's network |access-date=2016-10-21|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> 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, bootlegging 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. 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Abdul-Latif-goes-to-Bollywood/articleshow/7650440.cms|title=Abdul Latif goes to Bollywood|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2016-10-21}}</ref>

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 [[Encounter killings by police|police encounter]] in Ahmedabad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/nov/29latif.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT: Dawood henchman Abdul Latif shot dead|website=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=2016-10-21}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dnasyndication.com/showarticlerss.aspx?nid=bZiz3lH5u3QAMvVniPsOjm1VrOd7qXYQsbmJXE8OLPU=|title=Reject Latif son's nomination: Vaghela |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|accessdate=2016-10-21}}</ref>

The 2017 [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]'' is said to be based on Latif's life.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/cover-story/gangsta-glam-539|title=Gangsta glam |newspaper=[[Asian Age]]|accessdate=2016-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shah-rukh-khan-raees-trailer-abdul-latif-nawazuddin-siddiqui/1/828836.html|title=Before Shah Rukh Khans Raees: Who was Abdul Latif, the real Raees?|work=India Today|date=7 December 2016}}</ref> 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 [[Rum-running|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/raees-is-shah-rukh-khans-character-inspired-by-gangster-abdul-latif-makers-say-no-4424421/|title=Raees: Is Shah Rukh Khan' character inspired by gangster Abdul Latif? Makers say no|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=13 December 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thereel.scroll.in/823545/raees-claims-it-isnt-about-abdul-latif-but-who-was-he-for-one-thing-he-almost-killed-dawood|title='Raees' claims it isn't about Abdul Latif, but who was he? For one thing, he almost killed Dawood|work=Scroll.in|accessdate=8 December 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:1993 Bombay bombings]]
[[Category:1997 deaths]]
[[Category:D-Company]]
[[Category:Crime in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian gangsters]]
[[Category:Indian smugglers]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:People shot dead by law enforcement officers in India]]
[[Category:People from Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Bootleggers]]

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->Mehulh5 at 11:53, 24 June 2021