Indore plot, outdoor execution: Dhaval Kulkarni’s book details a century-old case that remains a milestone for the Mumbai Police
Mumbai Mirror / Updated: Feb 7, 2021, 07:34 IST
The Bawla Murder Case
Dhaval Kulkarni’s book details a century-old case that remains a milestone for the Mumbai Police. Edited excerpts.
THAT Monday evening, Abdul Kader Bawla, a businessman and corporator in the
Bombay Municipal Corporation, decided to go on a drive with his mistress Mumtaz Begum. The day had been hectic for Bawla, who had been chauffeured around in a black Studebaker by his driver Mahomed Shafi. Around 6.30 p.m. on that nippy winter evening, Bawla, who was wearing a blue suit, complete with tie and collar, left with