Mauris Noronha (Mauris Bhai) Wiki, Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Mauris Noronha (1975-2024) was an Indian businessman, poker player, social worker, and politician. He gained attention during the COVID-19 lockdown for distributing ration kits and other essential items to more than 6 lakh needy people. He committed suicide by shooting himself after shooting the politician Abhishek Ghosalkar during a Facebook Live session on 8 February 2024.

Wiki/Biography

Mauris Oliver Noronha ^[1]Hindustan Times was born on Monday, 22 December 1975 (age 48 years; at the time of death) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He spent his childhood in the Dhobi Talao area of South Mumbai before his family moved to North Mumbai. He did his schooling at Our Lady Of Dolours High School, Mumbai. ^[2]Facebook – Mauris Bhai He then pursued an MBA from Mumbai and later moved to the USA, where he played poker. ^[3]Global Poker Index

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 8″

Hair Colour: Bald

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

His father’s name is Joseph Noronha, and his mother’s name is Fanny Noronha.

Wife & Children

He got married on 15 January 2005 to Sareena Noronha who runs a salon named Faith Salon in Borivali. He had a daughter named Sariah Noronha.

Religion

He followed Christianity. He was a Roman Catholic.

Career

Poker Player & Businessman

After completing his formal education, he worked as a bartender on Disney Cruise Liners for around a decade and later became a professional poker player, playing primarily in Las Vegas, USA. He worked in the US for eight years and in Dubai for four years before returning to India in 2003. He also owned a finance business in India.

Social Worker & Politician

Mauris Noronha started working as a social worker during the COVID-19 lockdown. He was planning to move to the USA with his family after COVID-19; however, when he saw other people from his locality struggling to get food and earn money, he started donating food and other essential items to them.

He also provided more than 250 women with sewing machines so that they could learn sewing and become self-sufficient. He had saved around $ 250,000 (Rs 2 crore) to show as the necessary funds for moving to the USA; however, he spent around Rs 1.5 crore during COVID-19 to help the poor, needy, and underprivileged. He had also saved Rs 70 lakhs to pay for the housing loan but changed his plan to help people. He contested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in 2022 from ward number 1 of Dahisar which he lost.

Controversy

Rape Allegations

In June 2022, he was arrested when he returned from the US to India. A 48-year-old woman, resident of IC Colony, Borivali West complained that Mauris raped her in 2018 at his home. She said that she and her husband first met him in 2014 at a gym. He later enquired about the land that the couple wanted to sell and also gifted her a mobile phone on her birthday. In 2015, the couple invested Rs 88 lakh into his cosmetic business, Faith Salon.

On 14 March 2018, Noronha called the woman to her house on the pretext of repayment and started forcing himself onto her and also took photos while touching her inappropriately. He threatened to leak the photos on social media and get her husband killed by the gang members of Dawood Ibrahim. Police arrested him under the IPC (Indian Penal Code) sections 376, 420, 354 (B and C), and 506 for rape, outraging the modesty of a woman, cheating, and threatening. ^[4]Hindustan Times

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• Dadasaheb Phalke Icon Award in 2020
  

  Mauris Noronha with Dadasaheb Phalke Icon Award

• 10th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award in 2020
  

  Mauris Noronha (right) with the 10th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award

• Honoured by Kotak Mahindra Bank in 2020
  

  Honorary certificate given to Mauris Noronha by Kotak Mahindra Bank

• PVS Corona Warrior Award at Patrakar Sangh Awards in 2020
  

  PVS Corona Warrior Award given to Mauris Noronha

• Covid Hero of the Year Award at the Midday Showbiz Icon Awards in 2020
  

  Mauris Noronha (second from right) with Covid Hero of the Year Award

• Featured in India Today magazine in January 2021
  

  Mauris Noronha’s feature in India Today magazine

• Great Young Achievers Award in 2021
  

  Great Young Achievers Award given to Mauris Noronha

• Philanthropist of the Year Award in 2021
  

  Philanthropist of the Year Award given to Mauris Noronha

• Buddha Peace Award in 2021
  

  Buddha Peace Award given to Mauris Noronha

• Times Men of the Year Award in 2021
  

  Mauris Noronha (right) being awarded with Times Men of the Year Award

• Maharashtra Gaurav Award in 2021
  

  Maharashtra Gaurav Award being given to Mauris Noronha

Tattoos

He had several tattoos inked on his both arms.

Death

Mauris Noronha committed suicide by shooting himself on 8 February 2024; he was 48 years old at that time. He did a Facebook Live with Abhishek Ghosalkar, son of a prominent Shiv Sena UBT leader, Vinod Ghosalkar, and the duo reportedly met to end their enmity and become friends for the development of the IC colony area. Allegedly, Noronha believed that Ghosalkar implicated him in a false rape case and killed him. His last words were ‘God Bless You All’ before shooting Ghosalkar and killing himself. ^[5]NDTV

Facts/Trivia

• His inspiration behind social work was Mother Teresa and Salman Khan. He also credited God as the reason behind his ability to do good works for society.

• He liked swimming and playing billiards during his leisure time.
  

  Mauris Noronha playing billiards

• The people of his area fondly called him Mauris Bhai. ^[6]Facebook – Mauris Bhai

• He used to drink alcoholic beverages during parties.
  

  Mauris Noronha drinking wine