Gangs of Wasseypur resume their coal wars in Dhanbad
The dreaded gang wars in the country’s coal capital Dhanbad, brought to life by director Anurag Kashyap in the Hindi film Gangs of Wasseypur, have returned to haunt the city, with the killing of Dhanbad’s former Deputy Mayor Neeraj Singh and three others on 21 March. The new chain of events has been triggered by the fight for the control of the local collieries, coal production for which has been outsourced to different companies by Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), due to its poor financial health. BCCL is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL). Wasseypur is a locality in Dhanbad.
Neeraj Singh and three of his associates were killed by four assailants, who pumped 49 bullets into them, leading to widespread protests in the city. The Jharkhand Police has constituted a special investigat...









