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Mumbai dons kids step out of parents shadow, see new identity

MUMBAI: The kingpins of the citys underworld have either fled, been killed in encounters or called it a day. But GenX is stepping out of their parents feared shadows in search of a new identity in Mumbai as bankers, doctors, engineers, pilots and developers. Police officers who have closely seen the underworld say families of these gangsters are well acquainted with the pitfalls of their lives and choose not to follow their footsteps. Times have changed. The youngsters today want respect in society and a bright future. They dont want to be termed as underworld heirs but are trying to make their own identity, says a senior police official who headed the encounter squad for a decade. Reshma Naik was only 11 when her gangster father Amar Naik was killed in a police encounter on July 10, 1996. However, Naiks wife planned both her daughters education meticulously. Reshma, now 25, completed her commercial pilots flying training course from an aviation academy in Florida, United States. Her younger sister Aditi (23) is a doctor. The family plans to open a hospital in the city for the poor. The thirst for education also touched their extended family. Archana, daughter of Amar Naiks younger brother and erstwhile don, Ashwin Naik, has done a course in dentistry. Like her cousin Reshma, Archana too studied in an English-medium school, prefers western outfits and a chic straightened-hair look. Archana was in fact an anonymous face till she made a media debut with her father when he met Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray three years ago. At that time, rumours were rife that Naik was joining a political party, but he insisted he had only gone to seek Thackerays blessings. Naik was earlier arrested for the alleged murder of his wife Neeta, but was later acquitted by court.

                                                                                                               
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