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Twisted store owner beat, sexaully assaulted rivals who mocked his claim of being ‘King of New York’: feds

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DeTurris, D. (2026, September 25). Twisted store owner beat, sexaully assaulted rivals who mocked his claim of being ‘King of New York’: feds. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/warped-king-of-new-york-carried-out-three-depraved-nyc-kidnappings-feds/

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Abu Chowdhury, 36, a Queens supermarket owner, was found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting three individuals who had mocked his claim of being the "King of New York." The attacks occurred in March and May 2023, involving violent beatings, sexual assaults with objects, and threats to life. Chowdhury, along with accomplices including his wife Iffat Lubna, used these acts as a means to assert dominance and protect his perceived status in the community. Prosecutors allege that Chowdhury faces up to life in prison for these crimes.

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Abu Chowdhury, a 36-year-old Queens supermarket owner, was found guilty in Brooklyn Federal court on Friday for a bizarre campaign of terror from 2023. He kidnapped and sexually assaulted three individuals who had mocked his claim to be the "King of New York." Prosecutors allege that Chowdhury subjected his victims to severe tortures including sexual assault with poles, filming them naked, and drugging them as part of an effort to enhance his reputation in the community. This series of attacks reportedly began after a dispute on TikTok where another user claimed Chowdhury did not "own the streets." Assistant US Attorney Joshua Tannen stated that these acts were meant to "protect and promote" Chowdhury's standing in the community as he saw himself as a dominant figure.

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A warped Queens supermarket owner brutally beat, kidnapped and sexually assaulted a series of rivals and enemies as twisted pay back for them mocking his claim that he was the “King of New York,” federal prosecutors said. uncertain

prosecutors → beat → York

Abu Chowdhury, 36, was found guilty in Brooklyn Federal court Friday for his bizarre 2023 campaign of terror, in which he grabbed three of his doubters off the street and subjected them to tortures, such as violating them with poles, filming them naked and drugging them. asserted

he → find → them

Chowdhury was hoping to “protect and promote” his standing in the community as the alleged street “king” with his attacks, which were seen as displays of dominance, prosecutors said, as reported by the Daily News. asserted

prosecutors → hop → News

“He wanted to protect and promote his [reputation], and to show his community he was, as he said, the ‘King of New York,’” Assistant US Attorney Joshua Tannen said, according to the outlet. uncertain

Tannen → want → outlet

Feds said that Chowdhury’s spate of kidnappings began after an infantile TikTok fight with a 41-year-old man, who claimed an insecure Chowdhury “didn’t own the streets.” asserted

Chowdhury → say → streets

The beef boiled over when Chowdhury and a group of accomplices grabbed the man as he was walking near 181st Street and Hillside Avenue on March 27, 2023, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → boil → March

Federal prosecutors alleged that the group beat the 41-year-old and threatened his life during a hellish car ride. asserted

group → allege → ride

The depravity peaked when the crew forced the man to stand naked in the middle of the street for a video. asserted

crew → peak → video

The attack only ended after the sick crew gave the victim a sedative, leaving him to wake up bruised in a local hospital, according to prosecutors. uncertain

crew → end → prosecutors

In May of the same year, feds said Chowdhury kidnapped and attacked two more people off the street who had supposedly insulted his then-girlfriend Iffat Lubna, 27, according to feds. uncertain

who → say → feds

After grabbing the two men and bringing them to a hotel in Long Island City, Chowdhury sexually violated one with a rod, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → grab → rod

He then coerced the other man into beating the first one, under threat that Chowdhury would beat the second man if he didn’t participate, according to federal prosecutors. uncertain

he → coerce → prosecutors

Lubna allegedly participated in the attack. uncertain

Lubna → participate → attack

Chowdhury was convicted of the three kidnappings on Thursday, with his wife Lubna having been found guilty of the latter two by a jury back in April, feds said. asserted

feds → convict → April

Associates of Chowdhury were also found guilty, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → find → Chowdhury

He’s been found guilty of three charges of kidnapping and three charges of conspiring to kidnap, and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → find → prison

“The acts committed by the defendant, along with his co-defendants and co-conspirators, were brutal, senseless, and cannot be tolerated in a civilized society,” United States Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr. said in a statement on the verdict. asserted

Jr. → commit → verdict

”Our Office is committed to investigating and prosecuting violent crime that endangers our community.” asserted

that → commit → community

Twisted store owner beat, sexaully assaulted rivals who mocked his claim of being ‘King of New York’: feds

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