Nirbhay Singh Gurjar (1957 – 7 November 2005)[2] was an Indian criminal and one of the last dacoits of the Chambal. He terrorized the Chambal ravines in India, the lawless zone at the cusp of two states Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for 31 years.[3][4][5]
Nirbhay Singh Gurjar | |
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| Born | 1957 Panchdeora village, Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 7 November 2005 (aged 47–48) Etawah, India |
| Cause of death | Gunned down by UP Police Task Force[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Known for | 205 criminal cases of murder, robbery, kidnapping |
| Spouse(s) | Seema Parihar and Neelam Gupta |
Life
editGujjar was born in Panchdeora village of Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh and died on 7 November 2005 in Etawah, India in a police encounter.[6][7]
Dacoity career
editWith this Sarpanch, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Member of Parliament (MP) were elected.[8][9]
Help to ASI
editAccording to the Regional Director (North) of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Mr.K. K. Muhammed, Gurjar and his gang provided much help to Archaeological Survey of India for the restoration of Bateshwar Hindu temples, Madhya Pradesh, that were constructed during the Gurjara-Pratihara empire between 8th to 11th century.[10]
Film
editIndian Bollywood film director Krishna Mishra also made a Hindi movie named as Beehad - The Ravine, which starred Vikas Shrivastav. A real-life take on Gujjar's life – journeying with him from 1975.[11]
Indian politics
editIn August 2005 he had expressed his desire to surrender before the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and join Indian politics.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Outlook India Photo Gallery". Outlook (India). India: Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "BJP Today". 2005.
- ^ "Nirbhay Gurjar shot dead by STF". The Times of India. 8 November 2005.
- ^ Jason Overdorf (10 November 2005). "'Lion of the Chambal' does last deadly dance". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ Subhash Mishra (21 November 2005). "Killing the fear factor | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Nirbhay Gujjar shot dead by STF". The Times of India. 8 November 2005. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "tv-journalist-shot-dead-in-northern-city-islamist-group-claims-responsibility". Human Rights Documents online. doi:10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-4238-0169. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Bigger than the election was the dread of a dacoit, who was cut off the winning the leader's nose". Patrika.
- ^ "Bandit shot, killed in central India". Seattle Times USA. 9 November 2005.
- ^ Sharma, Jeevan Prakash (21 May 2018). "ASI to resume restoration of Bateshwar temple complex in Chambal". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "MEL Films". Daily Pioneer.
- ^ "I'll surrender only before Mulayam Singh: Nirbhay Gujjar". Zeenews.india.com. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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