Why does Delhi have an alarming 95 gangs operating in its underworld?

Raj Shekhar JhaTNN
Apr 29, 2025 | 17:10 IST

The statistics are chilling for Delhi that grapples with this vast network of notorious gangs, resulting in turf wars, extortion rackets and murders

Delhi’s underworld is home to a multitude of notorious gangs — 95, to be specific — as the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Thursday (April 24).

The statistics are chilling for a metropolis like Delhi whose gang landscape has evolved over the years, transforming from yesteryear groups like the Kishan Pehalwan and Anoop-Balraj gangs of Najfagarh to newer entities such as the Bishnoi and Sangwan gangs, forming a complex network of organised crime being controlled remotely from other countries.
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