Natwarlal (born Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava; 1912 — 25 July 2009) was an Indian fraudster known for his high-profile crimes and prison escapes, including having supposedly repeatedly "sold" the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, the Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the Parliament House of India.

Nov 19, 2015 · Popularly known as Natwarlal, Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava was a lawyer who turned into the ‘great Indian conman’. He sold prized monuments of India and duped big shot industrialists with sheer ...

Mar 20, 2023 · In fact, a very popular figure in Indian history has tried selling the Taj Mahal three times! It is none other than a con man and fraudster, Natwarlal. Natwarlal, known as Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava was born in 1912 and died on July 25, 2009.

Natwarlal was an Indian thug known for his high-profile crimes and prison escapades, having repeatedly "sold" the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhavan and India's Parliament House.

Nov 30, 1987 · Natwarlal in a Varanasi police lock-up: In and outFor more than five decades Natwarlal's name had become synonymous with cheating in the country. And so when the Uttar Pradesh Police nabbed the legendary criminal last month, the over 100 cases pending against him were reopened.

Sep 18, 2017 · Born in Bihar’s Siwan district, Natwarlal was a mild-mannered crook who had forged over 50 identities, was wanted in eight states in over 100 cases and had been credited with nearly 9 jailbreaks. Here are five reasons that make him India’s greatest conman: 1) Selling national monuments:

Sep 13, 2020 · By 1987, India’s greatest con man had escaped from prison 10 times, which included seven times in Uttar Pradesh (UP) alone! He boasted that no prison in India could hold him and as long as there was a dishonest cop, he would always find a way to get out!

Oct 16, 2024 · Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava (1912–2009), infamously known as Natwarlal, sold the Taj Mahal to a group of clueless foreigners. His audacity earned him the unofficial title of one of the most famous con men in the world.

Mar 23, 2023 · Not just that, Natwarlal a.k.a Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava is the con artist who successfully sold Rashtrapati Bhawan, Red Fort and Taj Mahal, the latter not once but thrice! Here’s the story of India’s biggest conman. Meet Natwarlal.

Dec 12, 2015 · Natwarlal is famously known for selling the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Parliament building along with its 545 sitting members.