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"Phoolan Devi was a strong woman. If I were in her place, I would have died enduring what she suffered," said actor Seema Biswas while talking to TOI on Thursday.

Sixty-nine years old Chheda Singh, who was accused of kidnapping Phoolan Devi in 1980 and was also involved in the murder of her paramour, dacoit vikram mallah, died at Saifai's Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences on Monday evening, which happened to be the death anniversary of the

Sixty-nine years old Chheda Singh, who was accused of kidnapping ‘Bandit Queen’ Phoolan Devi in 1980 and was also involved in the murder of her paramour, dacoit vikram mallah, died at the Etawah’s Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences on the evening of July 25 during treatment of

Jantar Singh, the material witness in the Behmai massacre case, passed away on Thursday morning at a hospital in Lucknow due to prolonged illness. Jantar Singh, who was in his early 70s, had suffered a gunshot wound during the Behmai massacre case in which 21 people, mostly Thakurs, were shot dead by bandit queen Phoolan Devi and her gang on February 14, 1981.

Jantar Singh, who was in his early 70s, had suffered a gunshot wound during the Behmai massacre case in which 21 people, mostly Thakurs, were shot dead by bandit queen Phoolan Devi and her gang on February 14, 1981.

Chheda was declared an absconder in 1998 and was arrested from his native Bhasaun village in Auraiya district on June 5, 2022 after 24 years. He was carrying a bounty of Rs 50,000 on his head. After arrest, he was sent to Etawah jail.

The controversy over commemorating the death anniversary of the late dacoit-turned-politician shows the Adityanath-government's disdain for her

Over the years, we have witnessed the rise & fall of multiple Indian dacoits, whose reigns of terror and dominance have made headlines across the nation. Their popularity in the minds of the people has led storytellers to bring us these notorious icons on-screen, be it the legendary Phoolan Devi, Sandalwood brigand Veerappan, the outlaw – Paan Singh Tomar, Sonchiriya – a bandit drama based on the Chambal Valley or now with the tale of Dadua Dakait of Chitrakoot.

It was about fields, crops, ravines, guns, rapes, raids.And even Parliament, from running away from law to becoming a lawmaker.It was about the transition from being on the margins to occupying the centre-stage.

Beehad of Chambel river valley, spread in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, are notorious for producing the dreaded dacoits of India.

Nirmal Pandey has been synonymous for many with vikram mallah in Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen. But not many know that the intense actor, who recently passed away, apparently happens to be the only Indian actor to have won a Best Actress Award!

Nirmal Pandey caught everybody’s attention with a string of compelling performances in the late 1990s. The 48-yr-old actor, who stood out with his long flowing hair, passed away after a heart attack in Mumbai.

PATNA: At least six labourers, including a woman, were killed while about 25 others sustained injury when a truck turned turtle near the Chhaumuhanwa bridge located in the vicinity of the Manjhauli village under the Dulhin Bazar police station of the Patna district on Sunday.

KANPUR: Court orders of non-bailable warrant (NBW) and attachment of property of accused in the Behmai case have offered a ray of hope to the victims.