Indore: Gangster Salman was taking the place of Durlabh Kashyap, thousands of people gathered in the funeral, lakhs of fans on social media

Indore News: Indore's notorious gangster, Salman Lala, had three cases of rape registered against him when he was just 13 years old. At the age of 26, he had a total of 32 cases registered against him. This included several cases of murder and drugs as well.

Indore's notorious gangster Salman Lala's image had become like that of Anurag Kashyap. He had an army of goons and through social media; he had gained a good hold among the youth. He used to put videos of fights and other crimes on social media and spread fear. Some time ago, the police had deleted many of his social media IDs. His different accounts were handled by his team members, on which he had lakhs of followers. At the age of 13, three cases of rape were registered against Salman. At the age of 26, he had a total of 32 cases. There were also many cases of murder and drugs in this. Salman Lala's body reached Indore on Monday evening, in a large number of people participated. There was also sloganeering during this. Salman Lala's body was found in a water-filled pit on the side of the Indore-Bhopal highway in Sehore on Sunday. More than 32 criminal cases, including NDPS and attempt to murder, were registered against him. The post-mortem was conducted at the mortuary of Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal on Monday morning.

Family's allegations on police
Family has accused Indore police of killing Salman in custody. They said that Salman was a swimmer, he cannot drown in water. The family also presented a video of him swimming in the sea and claimed that his death was not an accident but murder. According to Crime Branch officials, Salman Lala was

Absconding
in MD drug case. Police was monitoring him after getting information. It was told that after taking his brother from Sagar jail, he was coming in a Scorpio on Indore-Sehore highway at around 2 o'clock in the night. Then he was stopped. When the policemen reached to catch him, Salman jumped in the dark. His search continued for two days and on Sunday the body was found floating in the water.

History of attacking police
Salman Lala has a long history of attacking the police. Some time ago in Khajrana, he had pointed a pistol at the SI of Crime Branch, after which he was beaten badly. Police suspected that there were illegal weapons present in his car and a situation of encounter could arise. Salman Lala had set up a network of fake IDs on social media like Ujjain's notorious criminal Durlabh Kashyap. Around two dozen fake IDs on his Instagram were run by young men and women known to him. On these, he used to do activities like calling himself a gangster and sharing videos of police custody. Two years ago, the crime branch took action and got many IDs deleted. Used to make videos after beating up a young man: One and a half years ago, Salman had brutally beaten a young man by stripping him naked in the MIG area. Its video had gone viral on social media. Often, he used to make videos after beating up young men and tried to create fear by posting them on social media.

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