Their colourful lives are no different from fictional characters portrayed in films depicting the underworld.
But they are as real as you and me – having walked on Dubai's streets, dined in its restaurants and checked out its shops.
The only difference is that they are wanted by the UAE police and have arrest warrants issued against them on charges ranging from murder and fraud to drug trafficking and financial crimes.
Dubai Public Prosecution confirmed none of them has yet been caught.
Some of them, like gangster Chhota Rajan, drug lord Mohammad Lodahy and scamster Madhav Patel, for instance, are wanted by Interpol as well.
If you believe that you know the location of one of these fugitives DO NOT attempt to take any action on your own.
The people on this list are wanted for serious and violent crimes and for all you know could be armed and dangerous.
Immediately call Dubai Police at 999 or 04-201 3472.
Madhav Baghubai Patel, Indian
Patel is believed to have embezzled over Dh371 million using forged documents and letters of credit from four major national banks. Patel fled the country after the alleged rip-off.
- Height: 180cm
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Black
- Date of Birth: 17/05/1958
- Place of birth: New Delhi, India
- Passport Number: 2071580
- Alias: Patel
Mohammad Abu Baqer Holdar, Bangladeshi
Baqer is believed to have killed compatriot Sofia Begum on September 25, 2000. The Dubai Public Prosecution issued an international arrest warrant on February 5, 2001.
- Height: 177cm
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Black
- Date of Birth: 19/09/1979
- Place of birth: Frogbor, Bangladesh
- Passport Number: N0372499
- Suspected Current Location: Bangladesh
Tesa Mark Aiynos, Sri Lankan
Aiynos was accused of the murder of a Sri Lankan woman, Decartabal Moda, and her daughter Nila Warna Kumari on July 24, 1996. Investigators discovered the mother's body in her room and the daughter's body in a ditch.
- Height: 155cm
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Black
- Date of Birth: 16/06/1950
- Passport Number: 0603418
- Alias: Yanhal
- Suspected Current Location: Sri Lanka
Mohammad Shah Bin Shah, Bangladeshi
Shah and Mohammad Noor Abdullah (right) were charged with the murder of compatriot Sangram Atshargo Showgury on April 3, 2001. Shah has fled the country. The Dubai Public Prosecution issued an international arrest warrant for the accused on April 8, 2001.
- Height: 180cm
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Brown
- Date of Birth: 16/09/1982
- Passport Number: O692879
- Alias: Babul
- Suspected Current Location: Bangladesh
Mohammad Noor Abdullah, Bangladeshi
Noor and Mohammad Shah Bin Shah (left) were accused of murdering their compatriot Sangram Atshargo Showgury. Like his co-accused, Abdullah fled the country and is also the subject of an international arrest warrant.
- Height: 163cm
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Brown
- Date of Birth: 16/05/1972
- Passport Number: K364946
- Alias: Mansoor
- Suspected Current Location: Bangladesh
Rajendra Nikhalje, Indian
Nikhalje, better known as Chhota Rajan, reported to be an Indian organised crime kingpin, is wanted over the killing of Sunil Sawant, believed to be the right-hand man of Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, and Sawant's Nepalese friend. The two were shot dead by three men in broad daylight in Deira on August 5, 1995. The assailants, who were sentenced to death, pointed to Rajan as the mastermind. The January 2003 cold-blooded murder of Indian businessman Sharad Shetty, who was gunned down by two men at the Indian Club, was also attributed to Rajan.
Mohammad Fakheruzaman Lodahy, Pakistani
Lodahy was part of an Asian gang that was busted for manufacturing narcotic pills in Umm Al Quwain, storing them in Sharjah and distributing the banned substance in Dubai. Lodahy was one of the two principal gang members who fled the country. His co-accused, a Syrian car showroom owner in Garhoud, was arrested in Beirut and extradited to Dubai where he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Lodahy was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment.
- Height: 171cm
- Alias: Coco
- Suspected Current Location: London
Foutanga Babani Sisoko, Malian
Sisoko was part of a 12-man gang convicted in 1998 for swindling Dh898 million out of a senior officer at Dubai Islamic Bank using black magic. Five bank employees were sentenced to three years in jail, along with other gang members. Sisoko escaped with all the funds and is believed to be hiding in the United States.
- Height: 180cm
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Black
- Date of Birth: 17/04/1962
- Passport Number: 156019
Zar Sher Skander Sher, Pakistani
Sher is believed to have murdered his girlfriend, Uzbek Tleva Vrakat, following a quarrel on June 12, 2002. The accused has fled the country. An international warrant was issued for his arrest.
- Date of Birth: 10/10/1978
- Place of Birth: Pakistan
- Passport Number: 828913
- Suspected Current Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Aida Kalshababega, Kyrgyz
On May 24, 1999, Kalshababega is suspected to have broken into Imana Livalimera's apartment and stabbed her to death. According to police records, the accused was involved in prostitution and resided in the country illegally.
- Height: 100cm
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Green
- Date of Birth: 31/10/1973
- Passport Number: 25707
