Dacoity

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The word Dacoity is the anglicized version of the Indian word dakaethee which comes from dakoo ("armed robber").

• Dacoity (Hindi: डकैती, dakaitee) means armed robbery.
• Dacoit (Hindi: दकैत, dakait) means a bandit.

The most infamous member of the Dacoit "profession" was probably India's Phoolan Devi. But the title of the most legendary dacoit is held by Daku Man Singh and Daku Nirbhay Gujjar who was killed recently. Between 1939 and 1955, Daku Man Singh had notched up 1,112 dacoities, 185 murders, countless ransom kidnappings. He was involved in 90 police encounters and had killed 32 policemen.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Thuggee

[edit] External links

• As modern world closes in, India's fabled bandits are disappearing - International Herald Tribune