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The day Phoolan Devi and gang shot 20 men dead in a UP village

February 24, 2024 11:05 pm

“Dakait, dakait,” a few villagers screamed, wildly rattling several doors in Behmai on February 14, 1981. A bloodbath followed, as did notoriety for one of the most dreaded dacoits of the 1980s

65-year-old gets life term in 1981 Behmai massacre by Phoolan Devi's gang

February 15, 2024 1:52 am

This marks the first conviction in the case, in which there were 35 accused. The court on Wednesday acquitted another accused, who in 2016 was declared a juvenile at the time of the crime, on the basis of benefit of doubt.

February 13, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Assam violence

February 12, 2023 10:14 pm

The one consolation for a hard-pressed administration came with the uneventful completion of the Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi’s election tour with a rally at Gauhati.

February 11, 1983, Forty Years Ago: On first day of PM's tour of Assam, 11 dead in violence

February 11, 2023 7:14 am

According to an agency report, 14 persons have been killed in the past 24 hours taking the death toll to 50.

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February 10, 1983, Forty Years Ago: A tense, disturbed Assam welcomes PM Indira Gandhi

February 10, 2023 6:55 am

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi will address at least nine meetings starting at Dhubri after her arrival in Gauhati.

Delhi: DU professor, 14 others briefly detained over meeting to mark Phoolan Devi death anniversary

July 26, 2022 12:42 pm

The police said those who had gathered were told to refrain from holding the meeting as a notice had been issued under Section 144 of the CrPC. When they refused to comply, 15 people were detained and released around 5 pm.

Slow, steady reimagining of Phoolan as a caste icon

August 01, 2021 8:38 am

Ashwini Bhatnagar writes: Phoolan Devi's gruesome story of exploitation and retaliation may now well have become a fairy tale of grit, determination and rare courage in the face of formidable odds

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Now Tejashwi, Chirag also come out in praise of Phoolan Devi

July 27, 2021 8:10 am

Phoolan Devi, who belonged to the Nishad community (represented by boatmen and fisherfolk), was elected as an MP on a Samajwadi Party ticket from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh. She was assassinated in 2001.

Will install Phoolan Devi statues in 18 districts: Vikassheel Insaan Party

July 25, 2021 12:40 am

Phoolan Devi, who belonged to the Nishad community (represented by boatmen and fisherfolk) was elected MP on a Samajwadi Party ticket from Mirzapur. She was assassinated in July, 2001.

Phoolan Devi, Nirbhay Gujjar: In Chambal, a police museum on dacoits

February 12, 2021 6:51 am

According to Bhind SP Manoj Kumar Singh, the idea is not to eulogise those who once held sway over Chambal but to place their crimes in perspective and “highlight the sacrifices made by the police” to rein them in.

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Phoolan Devi's 54th birth anniversary: Glimpses from the life of 'Bandit Queen'

August 10, 2017 1:41 pm

Bandit queen turned Member of Parliament, Phoolan Devi became a household name in the 80's with tales of her savagery against the Thakurs in Madhya Pradesh, some of whom were also her alleged rapists. On her 54th Birthday, we bring you pictures from the life and times of the country's most famous woman dacoit.