Dawood Ibrahim’s name will always be infamous in the world of terror and crime. Dawood, the mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, who was declared a global terrorist in 2003, remains one of India’s most wanted criminals. There is a reward of $25 million on his head. But in this fearful world, a woman challenged him. The name of that woman was Sapna Didi, who had vowed to eliminate Dawood to avenge her husband’s death.
Sapna Didi’s real name and background
Sapna Didi, whose real name was Ashraf, belonged to a conservative Muslim family in Mumbai. Her life changed when she came to know that her husband Mehdi Khan was connected to the world of crime. This truth came to his notice when Mehdi Khan was brutally murdered at Mumbai airport on Dawood’s orders.
Revenge after murder of husband
Mehdi Khan refused to follow Dawood’s orders, and this cost him his life. Angered and heartbroken by her husband’s murder, Ashraf vows to take revenge. From here she adopted the name Sapna Didi and set out on the path to destroy Dawood.
Arms training and alliance with gangsters
Sapna strengthened herself to complete her mission. He took weapons training and took help from a rival Mumbai gangster, Hussain Ustara. He gradually started working to end David’s illegal empire. Sapna not only curbed arms smuggling, but also closed down many dance bars and gambling houses in Mumbai, which ran Dawood’s crime empire.
plan to kill david
Sapna Didi had made a bold plan to kill Dawood. In 1994, a plan was made to target Dawood during a cricket match between India and Pakistan in Sharjah.
- Under the scheme:
- Some people from the team would handle Dawood’s guards.
- Umbrellas and broken bottles were used as weapons.
- Sapna herself would target Dawood.
Killed before the mission
However, before Sapna’s plan could come to fruition, Dawood’s henchmen found her. In 1994, her home in Mumbai was attacked. David’s men killed him brutally.
- Barbarity of murder:
- Sapna was stabbed 22 times.
- None of the people around came to help him.
- Sapna died before she could be taken to the hospital.
Sapna Didi: Symbol of courage
Sapna didi’s story book by Hussain Zaidi ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’ Is explained in detail. Zaidi writes that Sapna not only created fear among Dawood’s henchmen, but also challenged his illegal activities.
Sapna Didi’s life is a story of extraordinary courage of an ordinary woman. She was a woman who sacrificed her life to avenge her husband’s death. However, their plan to eliminate Dawood