Nirbhay Gujjar Explained

Nirbhay Singh Gurjar
Birth Place:Panchdeora village, Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Death Place:Etawah, India
Death Cause:Gunned down by UP Police Task Force[1]
Citizenship:Indian
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Seema Parihar and Neelam Gupta
Known For:205 criminal cases of murder, robbery, kidnapping

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]

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 ASI

According to the Regional Director (North) of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Mr.K. K. Muhammed, 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.[10]

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 Gujjar's life – journeying with him from 1975.[11]

Indian 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Outlook India Photo Gallery . Outlook (India) . . India . 2019-08-03.
  2. Web site: BJP Today. 2005.
  3. News: Nirbhay Gurjar shot dead by STF . 8 November 2005 . The Times of India.
  4. Web site: Jason Overdorf . 'Lion of the Chambal' does last deadly dance . Globe and Mail . 10 November 2005 . 2018-05-06.
  5. Web site: Subhash Mishra . Killing the fear factor | IndiaToday . Indiatoday.in . 2005-11-21 . 2018-05-06.
  6. News: 2005-11-08 . Nirbhay Gujjar shot dead by STF . The Times of India . 2023-11-23 . 0971-8257.
  7. tv-journalist-shot-dead-in-northern-city-islamist-group-claims-responsibility. 2021-07-09. Human Rights Documents online. 10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-4238-0169.
  8. Web site: Bigger than the election was the dread of a dacoit, who was cut off the winning the leader's nose . Patrika .
  9. Web site: Bandit shot, killed in central India. 9 November 2005. Seattle Times USA.
  10. News: ASI to resume restoration of Bateshwar temple complex in Chambal. 21 May 2018. Hindustan Times. Jeevan Prakash . Sharma. 16 March 2019.
  11. Web site: MEL Films. Daily Pioneer.
  12. Web site: I'll surrender only before Mulayam Singh: Nirbhay Gujjar . Zeenews.india.com . 2005-08-13 . 2018-05-06.