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2006-04-26 India-Pakistan

Police re-arrest alleged killer of bandit queen

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Posted by Fred 2006-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 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 men massacred on Valentine's Day to avenge her gang rape.

She surrendered to the authorities in 1983 and served a prison sentence until February 1994.

Two years later she became a member of the Indian lower house of parliament. She lost her seat in 1998, but made a comeback the following year.

She was shot dead at the age of 38 in front of her official residence in Delhi in July 2001.

Posted by john 2006-04-26 15:19|| 2006-04-26 15:19|| Front Page Top

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