Benakanahalli Alappa Shivakumar (1951 – 20 November 1990) (a.k.a. Boot House Kumar, Oil Kumar), was a ganglord and organized crime boss who headed the

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underworld in the 1980s along with other notable figures such as M. P. Jayaraj and Kotwal Ramachandra. Activities include racketeering, substantial control of city's oil supply, labour unions, film distribution through his company SK Pictures in Gandhinagar, money laundering, monopolistic contract bidding and large-scale manipulation of state bureaucracy and politics. He was killed on 20 November 1990.

Professional life

He was known to be a brilliant strategist who did not condone violence and even made sure that no bloodshed took place during his reign. His charm, convincing ability and tactical skill saw him rise through the ranks and he became the Don of

between 1988 and 1990. He was a visionary who saw great potential in the city and wanted to establish himself as a businessman and saw his life as only a means to that end. Though most of his activities, his inner circle and intentions were shrouded in secrecy, he is alleged to have created a nascent network stretching from

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etc. His expenditure was said to be close to crore a month and revenue generation capacity of crore per month in 1989. During his last days he was said to be making inroads into the field of real estate and made large-scale investments in land around Bangalore city. Muttappa Rai well planned and killed Oil Kumar. He died on 20 November 1990.

References

*Sreedhar, Agni (2013). Title: My Days in the Underworld : Rise of the Bangalore Mafia. Publisher: Westland Ltd. . *suvarna news channel- underworld Flash back segment 3 1990 deaths Deaths by firearm in India Murdered Indian gangsters 1951 births Crime in Karnataka Indian gangsters {{crime-bio-stub