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Nirbhay Singh Gurjar (1957 – 7 November 2005)[2] was an Indian criminal and one of the last dacoits of the Chambal. He terrorized the Chambal ravines in India, the lawless zone at the cusp of two states Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for 31 years.[3][4][5]

Born1957 (1957)
Panchdeora village, Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died7 November 2005(2005-11-07) (aged 47–48)
Etawah, India
Causeof death
Gunned down by UP Police Task Force[1]
CitizenshipIndian
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Nirbhay Singh Gurjar
Born1957 (1957)
Panchdeora village, Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died7 November 2005(2005-11-07) (aged 47–48)
Etawah, India
Cause of death
Gunned down by UP Police Task Force[1]
CitizenshipIndian
Known for205 criminal cases of murder, robbery, kidnapping
Spouse(s)Seema Parihar and Neelam Gupta
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Life

Gujjar was born in Panchdeora village of Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh and died on 7 November 2005 in Etawah, India in a police encounter.[6][7]

Dacoity career

With this sarpanch, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Member of Parliament (MP) were elected.[8][9]

Help to the Archaeological Survey of India

According to the Regional Director (North) of the Archaeological Survey of India, K. K. Muhammed, Gurjar and his gang provided much help to Archaeological Survey of India for the restoration of Bateshwar Hindu temples, Uttar Pradesh, that were constructed during the Gurjara-Pratihara empire between 8th to 11th century.[10]

Film

Indian Bollywood film director Krishna Mishra also made a Hindi movie named as Beehad - The Ravine, which starred Vikas Srivastava. A real-life take on Gujjar's life – journeying with him from 1975.[11]

Politics

In August 2005 he had expressed his desire to surrender before the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and join Indian politics.[12]

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