http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-11/mf_mobgalore?currentPage=all

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Thanks to convoluted laws and corrupt officials, claiming ownership
over a piece of property in Bangalore can be as easy as hiring thugs
to paint your name on the side of a building. In Bangalore, might
makes right.

The chaos makes gangsters who can impose order -- like the murderous
Muthappa Rai -- very wealthy.  Wired's Scott Carney describes Rai's
home as "immense and gaudy, replete with gold ornaments and crystal
chandeliers."

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