Nirbhay Gujjar

Nirbhay Singh Gurjar was an Indian criminal and one of the last dacoits of the Chambal and known as the Last Lion of Chambal. He terrorized the Chambal ravines in India, the lawless zone at the cusp of two states Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for one and three decade[2][3][4]

Nirbhay Singh Gurjar
Born
Panchdeora village, Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died7 November 2005
Etawah, India
Cause of deathGunned down by UP Police Task Force[1]
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Known for205 criminal cases of murder, robbery, kidnapping
Spouse(s)Seema Parihar

Life

Nirbhay Singh Gurjar was born in Panchdeora village of Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh and died on 7 November 2005 in Etawah, India. He married Seema Parihar, who eventually became a politician.[5]

Dacoity career

He was said to run a parallel government in about 40 villages in the Chakranagar area of Uttar Pradesh and slept only two hours a day.

With as many as 205 criminal cases of murder, robbery, kidnapping. were registered in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh against him over a period of 30 years.

With this fatwa Sarpanch, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Member of Parliament (MP) were elected [6] .[7]

Gurjar carried a bounty reward of ₹2.5 lakh (US$3,505) provided by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP) police.

He reportedly had AK-47 assault rifles, shotguns, bulletproof jackets, night-vision binoculars and mobile phones at his disposal.

Help to ASI

According to the Regional Director (North) of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Mr.K. K. Muhammed, Nirbhay Singh 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.[8]

Film

Indian Bollywood film director Krishna Mishra also made a Hindi movie named as Beehad - The Ravine, which starred Vikas Shrivastav. A real-life take on Nirbhay Singh Gujjar's life – journeying with him from 1975.[9]

Indian Politics

In August 2005 he had expressed his desire to surrender before Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and join Indian politics.[10]

References
  1. "Outlook India Photo Gallery". Outlook (India). India: Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. "Nirbhay Gurjar shot dead by STF". The Times of India. 8 November 2005.
  3. Jason Overdorf (10 November 2005). "'Lion of the Chambal' does last deadly dance". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. Subhash Mishra (21 November 2005). "Killing the fear factor | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. "Dacoit Nirbhay Gujjar shot dead, claims UP STF". Outlookindia.com. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. "Bigger than the election was the dread of a dacoit, who was cut off the winning the leader's nose". Patrika.
  7. "Bandit shot, killed in central India". Seattle Times USA.
  8. Sharma, Jeevan Prakash (21 May 2018). "ASI to resume restoration of Bateshwar temple complex in Chambal". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  9. "MEL Films". Daily Pioneer.
  10. "I'll surrender only before Mulayam Singh: Nirbhay Gujjar". Zeenews.india.com. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2018.


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