Dacoity
The word
Dacoity is the
anglicized version of the
Indian word
dakaethee which comes from
dakoo which means armed robber.
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Dacoity (
Hindi: डकैती, ) means armed
robbery.
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Dacoit (
Hindi: दकैत, ) 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, he had notched up 1,112 dacoities, 185 murders, countless ransom kidnappings, was involved in 90 police encounters and he had 32 dead policemen under his belt.
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