Organised crime in India
| Founded | 1940s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | India |
| Years active | 1940s–present |
| Territory | India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Mauritius, Iran, Malaysia, Singapore, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, Somalia, Fiji, Guyana |
| Ethnicity | Indians, Indian diaspora |
| Criminal activities | Racketeering, smuggling, extortion, loan sharking, raping, human trafficking, money laundering, robbery, arms trafficking, drug trafficking, illegal gambling, illegal mining, bribery, skimming, murder, contract killing, kidnapping, forgery, assault |
| Allies | Afghan mafia Canadian mafia |
| Rivals | Pakistani mafia |
There is no firm data to indicate the number of organised criminal gangs operating in India, their membership, their modus operandi, and the areas of their operations. Their structure and leadership patterns may not strictly fall in line with the classical Sicilian Mafia.
Indian organized crime is also prevalent outside of India, mainly in western countries such as Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. In Canada Indian organized crime groups have been involved in extortion, targeted violence and terrorism. The ongoing diplomatic row between Canada and India is in relation to this. Unrelated to the established crime groups in India, are there also crime groups of Indian-origin engaging in criminal activities such as drugtrafficking, extortion, smuggling and money laundering in Canada and the United Kingdom.