Who was Rehman Dakait?
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Moneycontrol11-12-2025, 11:34

Rehman Dakait: Lyari Gangster Who Killed Mother, Played Football with Severed Heads

  • Akshaye Khanna portrays Rehman Dakait in the film "Dhurandhar," a notorious Karachi gang lord whose cinematic depiction has gone viral.
  • The real Rehman Baloch, known as Rehman Dakait, was a powerful Pakistani gang lord who terrorized Lyari, Karachi, through crime and political influence.
  • He rose to power after joining the Haji Lalu gang, expanding his empire through extortion, drug networks, kidnappings, and arms dealing, reportedly even playing football with severed heads.
  • Rehman's criminal activities were deeply intertwined with Lyari's political landscape, employing local youth and appearing with senior political figures.
  • He was killed in a police encounter in August 2009, though the circumstances of his death remain suspicious.

Why It Matters: It reveals the brutal truth of real-life gangster Rehman Dakait and Lyari's crime.

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