Indian robbers

Indian bandit, politician (1963-2001)

Thuggee ( , ; Hindustani: or , ) was a phenomenon of highway robbery in the Indian subcontinent that saw gangs of thugs (sometimes spelled thags) traverse the region murdering and robbing travellers, often by strangling. However, there is a general consensus among historians against the cultic portrayal held by the British colonial authorities and popularised in the 19th century.

Koose Munisamy Veerappan (18 January 1952 – 18 October 2004) was an Indian poacher, smuggler, domestic terrorist and bandit who was active for 36 years, and kidnapped major politicians for ransom. He was charged with sandalwood smuggling and poaching of elephants in the scrub lands and forests in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. He was wanted for killing around 184 people, about half of whom were police officers and forest officials. He was also responsible for poaching approximately 500 of the 2,000 elephants killed in the peninsular region where he was active and for smug

Indian athletics competitor and former soldier in Indian Army

Indian criminal and rapist (1972–2004)

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Indian criminal

Punjabi rebel

Indian politician