| Name(s) |
PHOOLAN DEVI |
| Date of
Birth |
August 10, 1963 |
| Date of
Death |
July 25, 2001 |
|
Identity |
Indian dacoit and
later a politician. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- February 14, 1981 - She and her gang
gunned down 22 high caste Thakurs at Benmail village in
Uttar Pradesh as and by way of her gang rape earlier. This
event came to be known as Behmai massacre.
- July 25, 2001 - She was gunned down on
this day just in front of her house after she returned from
the Parliament.
- August 14, 2014 - The court sentenced
Sher Singh Rana, the main accused for her murder, as and by
way of a revenge for the Behmai massacre, to a life in
prison and a fine.
|
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- Popularly known as "The
Bandit Queen".
- She evaded capture for two years
after the massacre, before she and
her few surviving gang-members
surrendered in 1983.
- She was charged with forty-eight
crimes, including multiple murders,
plunder, arson and kidnapping for
ransom.
- After eleven years pending
trial, the state government headed
by Mulayam Singh Yadav of the
Samajwadi Party withdrew all charges
against her, and Phoolan was
released in 1994.
- She then stood for election to
parliament as a candidate of the
Samajwadi Party and was
twice elected to the Lok Sabha
as the member for Mirzapur.
|
|
Commemorations |
The 1994 film Bandit Queen
is based on her life. |
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