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Hubba Shyamal

Das wearing a white kurta and sunglasses. Shyamal Das
Bengali: }} (1966 – June 2, 2011), popularly known as ''''Hubba Shyamal'
Bengali: }} was an Indian gangster, crime boss, murderer, rampage killer and convicted criminal from Hooghly district in West Bengal. He started committing serious crimes from the 1980s which include murder, robbery, theft, extortion and drug trafficking of many victims. He was known as the
'Dawood Ibrahim of Hooghly''''. He was involved in the real estate business and also ran a gang. His biographical film named Hubba was directed by Bratya Basu. His gang's crimes materialized in the districts of Hooghly, Howrah and North 24 Parganas and also the capital Kolkata. His gang consisted of more than a hundred members when he was alive. Das was originally from ward no. 2 of Konnagar. He was known for his unique style of 'Poite Cut'. His body was discovered in a canal in Baidyabati in 2011.

Das first robbed train wagons which slowly transformed into critical murders, drug trafficking and assets theft from closed factories. He recruited many skilled henchmen into his gang. He fled Konnagar after being convicted of multiple murders and crimes. While out, Das had informers present in Konnagar and Rishra who gave him police info secretly. He became a millionaire in the meantime from robberies and stealing and from his real estate business. For many years, he controlled the markets and lands of south Hooghly while remaining out of sight. Other than Hooghly, he operated secondarily in Howrah, Kolkata and North 24 Parganas district. Das was never found or charged until his first arrest in 2005 in Kolkata, where he stayed subtly for 2 years. He was detained a total of three times, once in 2008 and 2011, getting out using bail all three times. Provided by Wikipedia
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