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Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as the Bandit Queen, was an Indian dacoit (bandit) who became a politician, serving as a member of parliament until her assassination.
Mar 5, 2023 · Phoolan Devi was the bandit queen of India. She had humble, difficult beginnings, and she later rose to fame as an outlaw, dacoit, and a politician.
Apr 10, 2018 · Phoolan Devi escaped her abusive arranged marriage, and embarked on a life of crime, getting revenge on those who had wronged her.
Aug 10, 2015 · When they rejected to tell the whereabouts of the remaining members, an agitated Phoolan Devi opened fire and killed 22 of them. 6. Phoolan as Goddess Durga. It was the biggest bloodbath by a hooligan in India's record, catching the attention of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Aug 11, 2021 · Phoolan Devi, an inspirational feminist icon born into a low-caste family, suffered much more than we can even fathom. On the occasion of her birthday yesterday, 10th August, let’s look back at her accomplishments and the horrific violence she faced.
Jan 6, 2020 · On February 14, 1981, then bandit queen Phoolan Devi had gunned down as many as 20 Thakurs of the Behmai village in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat area to avenge her rape by two other bandits Lala ...
Feb 24, 2024 · A group dressed in the khaki of the police force, led by a slender woman, a rifle hanging from her shoulder, had walked down the dusty path that led to the village. Hours later, 20 upper-caste villagers lay dead, gunned down by the dreaded dacoit Phoolan Devi, allegedly to avenge a gangrape she was subjected to in Behmai.
Aug 14, 2014 · Phoolan Devi, who became one of India's best-known political figures after giving up years of crime, was shot dead at the age of 38 in front of her home. Her life was...
Jul 25, 2001 · Phoolan Devi’s life, as dramatized in the movie “The Bandit Queen,” was an extraordinarily violent Indian Cinderella story. But when the laws of probability finally caught up with...
Aug 8, 2014 · Phoolan Devi was part of India's bandit folklore. A member of the lower castes, she rose to notoriety in 1981 when she had 22 upper caste Hindu men massacred on Valentine's Day to...
