Phoolan Devi, Veerappan, Sultana Daku: Most notorious Indian dacoits

Indian dacoit turned politician Phoolan Devi is well known as the Bandit Queen. From being raped at the age of 18 to becoming a gang leader and executing her rapists, Phoolan Devi came a long way in her life. On the Indian Bandit Queen's birth anniversary, we take a look back at some of the notorious Indian bandits who once struck terror in their region!

Updated On: 2019-08-10 09:27 AM IST

Jagan Gurjar: Jagan Gurjar, a dreaded dacoit and bandit recently surrendered before the police in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Gurjar has more than 100 cases of robbery, kidnapping, extorting and looting against him in three states and has surrendered thrice before. Forty-nine-year-old Gurjar carried a reward of Rs 40,000 on his head. While surrendering to the police, Gurjar had owned an AK-57 rifle which he bought from a Madhya Pradesh-based resident for Rs 3.5 lakh. Gurjar had unleashed terror in Chambal region and was active in districts of Dholpur, Karauli, Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Sawai Madhopur besides Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Shivpuri and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

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