Oil Kumar

Oil Kumar
Born
Benakanahalli Alappa Shivakumar

1951 (1951)
Died20 November 1990(1990-11-20) (aged 38–39)

Benakanahalli Alappa Shivakumar (1951 – 20 November 1990) (a.k.a. Boot House Kumar, Oil Kumar), was a ganglord[1] and organized crime boss who headed the Bangalore 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,[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ The Hindu 19/11/1990
  2. ^ "Rai brought gun culture to Bangalore | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ Deccan Herald. 19 November 1990. Times of India. Hindustan times. Frontline.