Rs 80 Crore Rolls Royce Number, $100 Million Mansion: Balvinder Singh Sahni, also known as “Abu Sabah”, sentenced to five years in Dubai for money laundering
Balvinder Singh Sahni, a Dubai-based Indian-origin billionaire and founder of the multi-billion-dirham RSG Group of Companies, has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Dubai Fourth Criminal Court for money laundering through a criminal organisation. The court also ordered the confiscation of 150 million Dirhams and imposed a 500,000 Dirham fine (approx. ₹1.15 crore), with deportation to follow upon completion of his sentence, reported ndtv.com.
Known for his flamboyant lifestyle and luxury purchases, Sahni owned a Rolls-Royce with an ₹80 crore number plate and lived in a $100 million Dubai mansion.
Sahni, widely known as “Abu Sabah,” rose to fame with his record-breaking purchase of Dubai license plate “D5” for AED 33 million (approx. ₹80 crore) in 2016. His extravagant acquisitions included the “O9” plate for AED 24.5 million and an elite mobile number (058-8888888) for AED 4.5 million.
Balvinder’s ultra-luxurious lifestyle featured a fleet of Rolls-Royce cars, a Mercedes-AMG G63, a Bugatti Chiron display, and bespoke Bentley furniture in his opulent mansion—all widely covered on platforms like Mo Vlogs
Founder of RSG Group, Sahni built a real estate and hospitality empire spanning the Middle East, US, and India.
Born in Kuwait on April 7, 1972, Sahni dropped out of a business degree to start an automotive spare parts business at 18. He later expanded into property development with projects like Qasr Sabah (valued at $123 million), Burj Sabah ($50 million), and five-star hotel Sabah Rotana in Dubai. His company also developed the Jebel Ali Central Rotana and numerous other assets across South Asia and the Gulf region.
Despite his controversial fall, Sahni was previously celebrated for philanthropic initiatives in India, particularly Punjab. In memory of his parents, he established Apna Ghar old-age home, a TB hospital, and India’s largest hospital for the deaf and mute. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he donated AED 1 million to the UAE’s “Together We Are Good” initiative and received the “Businessman of the Year” award at the 2020 Sikh Awards in Dubai.
