1) Legal terminology 
Goonda is a term in Indian English, Pakistani English, and Bangladeshi English for a hired thug. It is both a colloquial term and defined and used in laws, generally referred to as Goonda Acts. ==Etymology== `Goonda` probably comes from the Hindustani word guṇḍā (गुण्डा, گنڐا, `rascal`). There is also a Marathi word guṇ
India A potentially violent criminal hooligan. 
a bad character