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compelled to live in a small house on the edge of the village; the uncle and his son continued to harass the family and steal their crops, aiming to drive them away from the village. At the age of 10, Phoolan Devi decided to protest against the injustice. With her older sister
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that he was setting up a trust to administer the properties she owned; he was immediately denounced by her sisters and mother, who claimed he was trying to steal her investments worth ₹25 million (equivalent to ₹100 million or £1 million in 2023). Munni Devi alleged that Umed Singh knew the murderers
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caste) and thus a higher caste than the other members. After they rejoined the bandits, a power struggle ensued and Sri Ram murdered Vikram Mallah. Without the latter's protection, Phoolan Devi was a prisoner of Sri Ram; he took her to the remote village of Behmai where she was repeatedly raped by
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did. In the meantime, Puttilal had taken another wife who often mistreated
Phoolan Devi. After several years, Puttilal abandoned Phoolan Devi beside the Yamuna River and she again returned to the parental home. In January 1979, Maiyadin destroyed the family's crops and began to chop down a
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when he wanted to install a statue. He reacted by setting up a foundation in Phoolan Devi's name and promising to deliver up to 50,000 small idols of Phoolan Devi, to any local person who requested one. Also in 2021, tributes marking the anniversary of her death were made by
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that she was arrested because Maiyadin accused her of robbing him. Mala Sen asked her if she had been raped at the police station and Phoolan Devi replied: "They had plenty of fun at my expense and beat the hell out of me too." Sen notes that it is common for victims of
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and challenged his alibi. She said that Umed Singh was abusive towards Phoolan Devi and that her sister had tried at least twice to divorce him. Phoolan Devi's first husband Puttilal also made a demand for her properties since they had never officially divorced.
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Phoolan Devi managed to escape and met Man Singh, a bandit with whom she formed a new gang. They became lovers, living on wild berries and produce stolen from cultivated fields. She returned to Behmai with her gang on 14 February 1981; speaking through a
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to avoid or repress talking about what happened to them. Sen also observes that from the mid-1970s onwards, Indian feminist groups recorded many instances of women being attacked and murdered by men. The director of the
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appeal to have the charges against her dropped. The following year, the court approved a request from Uttar Pradesh to arraign her on charges related to the Behmai massacre and she did not attend the court hearing in
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without her consent. The others, including Man Singh, agreed to trials in Uttar Pradesh and were all acquitted, but Phoolan Devi refused to make a deal and remained convinced she would be murdered if she went there.
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which was published first in French in 1996 and then in other languages, including English, Japanese and Malay. The income from book sales supported Phoolan Devi and enabled her to pay her legal fees.
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and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. After her release from prison, she joined the Samajwadi Party and in the
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398:subcaste, which lies towards the bottom of the
295:until her assassination.She was a woman of the
291:(bandit) who became a politician, serving as a
3047:
1879:"Feminist Robin Hood faced with another fight"
782:as Phoolan Devi. After it received acclaim at
329:for the 1981 Behmai massacre, in which twenty
2456:. Indo-Asian News Service. 15 February 2021.
2363:"India's Bandit Queen died as she once lived"
1999:
1818:"The life and legend of India's Bandit Queen"
1549:
3419:"I was at the right place at the right time"
2420:"Kshatriya Samaj to honour Phoolan's killer"
2251:. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. pp. 94–105.
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2993:"Man arrested for murder of 'Bandit Queen'"
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1877:Lahksmanan, Indira A. R. (13 August 1997).
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302:who grew up in poverty in a village in the
3837:Shears, Richard; Gidley, Isobelle (1984).
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2599:"Phoolan Devi: From travesty to tragedy"
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3598:"1981 Behmai case hearing begins again"
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3200:. Tribune News Service. 2 August 2001.
3162:Tripathi, Purnima S. (17 August 2001).
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3025:"Mystery surrounds Bandit Queen murder"
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2962:"Phoolan got threatening calls: Lawyer"
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3083:. Associated Press. 14 August 2014.
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1778:"Phoolan Devi: Champion of the poor"
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3343:Sen, Meheli; Basu, Anustup (2013).
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1983:Outlaw: India's Bandit Queen and me
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3257:(Ebook ed.). London: Rider.
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2908:(Ebook ed.). London: Rider.
2904:Moxham, Roy (2010). "Chapter 8".
2827:(Ebook ed.). London: Rider.
2823:Moxham, Roy (2010). "Chapter 4".
2739:(Ebook ed.). London: Rider.
2735:Moxham, Roy (2010). "Chapter 6".
2571:(Ebook ed.). London: Rider.
2567:Moxham, Roy (2010). "Chapter 2".
2392:Rashid, Omar (17 February 2024).
1985:(Ebook ed.). London: Rider.
1981:Moxham, Roy (2010). "Chapter 1".
1776:Lawson, Alastair (25 July 2001).
1606:(Ebook ed.). London: Rider.
1602:Moxham, Roy (2010). "Chapter 5".
1249:, also known as the untouchables.
1136:
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323:figure. Phoolan Devi was charged
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3795:from the original on 23 May 2022
3578:from the original on 25 May 2022
3507:"Phoolan Devi: The Bandit Queen"
3382:Vlessing, Etan (29 April 2019).
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2482:Rajan, Rajeswari Sunder (2003).
2185:Journal of Religion and Violence
1446:Insurgents, raiders, and bandits
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630:Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
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3941:Women in Uttar Pradesh politics
3896:20th-century Indian politicians
3627:Naqvi, Haidar (12 April 2023).
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2021:from the original on 1 May 2020
1920:Penguin book of Indian journeys
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1123:Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
1069:which premiered in 2010 at the
696:. In 1996, Phoolan Devi lost a
584:Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
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335:Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
3991:Women members of the Lok Sabha
3931:Indian prisoners and detainees
3023:Harding, Luke (30 July 2001).
2960:Bhatt, Sheela (25 July 2001).
2767:. 25 July 2001. Archived from
2640:. 26 July 2001. Archived from
2009:Harding, Luke (26 July 2001).
1219:
1210:
1067:Phoolan Devi: The Bandit Queen
1:
3951:People from Mirzapur district
3841:. London: Allen & Unwin.
3688:Sahu, Manish (25 July 2021).
3450:Economic and Political Weekly
3314:"The great Indian rape trick"
2663:Ashraf, Asad (8 March 2022).
1740:Verma, Amita (14 July 2018).
1636:Economic and Political Weekly
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1045:came out in 1994 and in 2019
839:Assassination of Phoolan Devi
369:
3417:Verma, Smitha (7 May 2022).
2361:Karon, Tony (25 July 2001).
2118:Journal of Folklore Research
940:and was set free by Justice
736:, aiming to evade the Hindu
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3891:People from Jalaun district
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590:. Phoolan Devi was charged
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3971:Deaths by firearm in India
3346:Figurations in Indian Film
2243:Ponzanesi, Sandra (2017).
1306:10.12797/CIS.20.2018.02.12
1293:Cracow Indological Studies
1102:districts of Uttar Pradesh
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3281:Phoolan Devi, Rebel Queen
2040:Fernandes, Leela (1999).
1149:Little, Brown and Company
1071:College of the Holy Cross
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2130:10.2979/JFR.2009.46.1.67
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1075:Worcester, Massachusetts
988:and Dimitri Friedman. A
730:Blazing Fires and Sparks
341:prison, awaiting trial.
3881:Indian female gangsters
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3198:The Tribune, Chandigarh
2257:10.4324/9781315268026-8
1883:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1521:10.4324/9781003224822-1
1443:Arquilla, John (2011).
1142:
1098:Vikassheel Insaan Party
924:Days after the murder,
825:Infobox civilian attack
817:
717:, then regained it the
713:(BJP) candidate in the
493:Women's Feature Service
234:Devidin Mallah (father)
55:Member of the Lok Sabha
19:For the 1985 film, see
3906:Assassinated activists
3839:Devi: The Bandit Queen
3423:The New Indian Express
3392:The Hollywood Reporter
1707:"India's Bandit Queen"
830:considered for merging
765:
711:Bharatiya Janata Party
588:Other Backward Classes
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317:Other Backward Classes
3911:2001 murders in India
3818:Frain, Irène (1993).
3731:. 22 September 2021.
2761:"Phoolan Devi Shot D"
2112:Seal, Graham (2009).
1047:Hossein Martin Fazeli
895:3 unidentified gunmen
754:
690:Kanpur District Court
667:1996 general election
614:Malkhan Singh Rajpoot
427:
405:, with Mallahs being
403:caste system in India
3604:. 24 February 2022.
3349:. Berlin: Springer.
3139:. 21 February 2018.
2494:10.2307/j.ctv1198tw9
1822:Roads & Kingdoms
1131:Rashtriya Janata Dal
1057:by painters such as
1039:The story of Phoolan
784:Cannes Film Festival
694:Allahabad High Court
661:, the leader of the
624:herself in front of
293:member of parliament
44:Phoolan Devi in 1995
3966:India MPs 1999–2004
3961:India MPs 1996–1997
3574:. 22 October 2021.
3289:. 2 December 2020.
2998:The Daily Telegraph
2011:"The queen is dead"
1852:The Daily Telegraph
1570:The Daily Telegraph
1385:. London: Pandora.
1381:Sen, Mala (1995) .
1198:Michelina Di Cesare
1034:Kahani Phoolvati Ki
909:and was pronounced
726:Sholay Aur Chingari
659:Mulayam Singh Yadav
237:Moola Devi (mother)
21:Phoolan Devi (film)
3976:Murdered criminals
3789:The Indian Express
3761:. 10 August 2021.
3696:The Indian Express
3602:The Shillong Times
3487:on 25 October 2012
3230:. 24 August 2001.
2797:. 15 August 1994.
2771:on 15 January 2018
2644:on 31 January 2002
2197:10.5840/jrv2014222
1413:. 10 August 2022.
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452:arrange a marriage
438:
428:The production of
3848:978-0-04-920097-5
3829:978-2-7242-7375-5
3729:India News Stream
3356:978-1-137-34978-1
3287:Publishers Weekly
3283:by Claire Fauvel"
3264:978-1-84604-182-2
3164:"Troubled legacy"
3065:on 9 August 2014.
2915:978-1-84604-182-2
2834:978-1-84604-182-2
2746:978-1-84604-182-2
2578:978-1-84604-182-2
2503:978-0-8223-3035-6
2424:The Tribune India
2274:978-1-315-26802-6
1992:978-1-84604-182-2
1967:978-0-316-87960-6
1930:978-0-14-100764-9
1613:978-1-84604-182-2
1530:978-1-003-22482-2
1495:978-0-7864-6208-7
1456:978-1-56663-832-6
1392:978-0-04-440888-8
1158:978-0-316-87960-6
1081:people on trial.
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