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Indian man guilty of 'Bandit Queen' murder | Indian man guilty of 'Bandit Queen' murder |
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Thirteen years after she was killed, a man has been convicted of murdering India's bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi. | Thirteen years after she was killed, a man has been convicted of murdering India's bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi. |
Sher Singh Rana was arrested after Devi was shot dead at the age of 38 in front of her home in Delhi in July 2001. | Sher Singh Rana was arrested after Devi was shot dead at the age of 38 in front of her home in Delhi in July 2001. |
He escaped from pre-trial custody in a Delhi high security prison in February 2004, but was recaptured in 2006. | |
Phoolan Devi became one of India's best-known political figures after giving up years of crime. | Phoolan Devi became one of India's best-known political figures after giving up years of crime. |
Rana will be sentenced on Tuesday. Ten others were acquitted. | Rana will be sentenced on Tuesday. Ten others were acquitted. |
Phoolan Devi was part of India's bandit folklore. | Phoolan Devi was part of India's bandit folklore. |
A member of the lower castes, she rose to notoriety in 1981 when she had 22 upper caste Hindu men massacred on Valentine's Day to avenge her gang rape. | A member of the lower castes, she rose to notoriety in 1981 when she had 22 upper caste Hindu men massacred on Valentine's Day to avenge her gang rape. |
Devi surrendered to the authorities in 1983 and served a prison sentence until February 1994. | Devi surrendered to the authorities in 1983 and served a prison sentence until February 1994. |
Two years later she became a member of the Indian lower house of parliament. She lost her seat in 1998 but made a comeback the following year. | Two years later she became a member of the Indian lower house of parliament. She lost her seat in 1998 but made a comeback the following year. |
Her life was immortalised in the 1996 film Bandit Queen by Indian director Shekhar Kapur. | Her life was immortalised in the 1996 film Bandit Queen by Indian director Shekhar Kapur. |
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