Underworld Don Abu Salem Was Involved In The Murder of Gulshan Kumar, Also Threatened These Big Stars

Almost 24 years after Mumbai was shocked by multiple blasts that left some 257 innocent citizens dead, a special TADA Court recently awarded death sentence to two accused Tahir Merchant and Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan while extradited gangster Abu Salem was handed over life imprisonment.
The 50-year-old Salem was spared the gallows because of an extradition treaty with Portugal, where he was hiding before being brought to India. There was a time when entire Bollywood was trembling with the name of Abu Salem. He threatened or killed many celebrities over not giving money. Let’s have a look about the stars who became victims of this don…

1.Gulshan Kumar

Abu Salem, lieutenant of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, and believed to be behind Gulshan Kumar’s murder, spoke to Associate Editor V. Shankar Aiyar over the phone from Dubai. Gulshan Kumar, owner of T-Series, is shot dead when coming out of a temple at Jeet Nagar in Juhu. Three assailants had pumped in 16 bullets, killing him on the spot. The whole country mourned the death of Gulshan Kumar.

2. Rakesh Roshan

Jaan Usman Khan alias Reenu, Abu Salem’s alleged sharp shooter who was arrested by the Delhi police reportedly confessed that he was among the assailants who shot at Rakesh Roshan following orders from Salem in 2001, an English daily reports. Roshan was shot by two armed men outside his Santacruz office in 2001. He was rushed to the hospital by his driver thereby saving his life.
[ads1]