Author: Zaidi S Hussain
Place: New Delhi
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 2014
Pages: 248
ISBN: 9780143423591
Source: Purchased
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay Mafia
Keyword: City’s Criminal History, Abu Salem
Shelf: C5R2
Accession No: B1565
Contents: Introduction and Acknowledgements Prologue 1- Barrister’s Boy 2- Salem and Sameera 3- The First Brush 4- Salem and Sunjay 5- The Big D 6- Scurring for Cover 7- Despair in Dubai 8- First Blood 9- Salem’s Killing Machines 10- Salem Imports Rent-a-Killer 11- Taming Bollywood 12- Conspiracy in Dubai 13- An Execution, a Warning 14- Extradition Embarrassment 15- The Fallout 16- Duggal’s Doll 17- The Don’s Darling 18- A Starlet’s Rise 19- Salem in South Africa 20- Sameera’s Souren 21- Salem under Surveillance 22- Caught Out in Lisbon 23- The Lisbon Incarceration 24- Love and Logging in Lisbon 25- The Journey Back 26- The New Jersey Connection 27- Sameera Lashes Out 28- Monica the Turncoat 29- Salem’s Sojourn to Sarai Mir 30- Salem’s One-Women Army 31- Surviving Reprisals Epilogue: A Don-in-Waiting A Note on Sources
Abstract: My Name is Abu Salem is a gripping account of the rise and fall of Abu Salem, one of India’s most feared underworld figures. From humble beginnings to deep involvement in Mumbai’s criminal underworld, Bollywood, and global crime networks, the book traces Salem’s violent ascent and personal entanglements. It explores his romantic ties, international run-ins, and eventual arrest in Lisbon. Blending crime reportage and biography, the narrative reveals a complex man navigating power, betrayal, and law enforcement. Concluding with Salem as a “Don-in-Waiting,” the book examines the lingering shadow of organized crime in modern India, grounded in thorough investigative research.