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Word: dacoits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...Some Honor. The history of northern India is studded with the names of notorious outlaw dacoits who roam the hills in the name of Kali, robbing the rich, comforting the poor, and in general spreading terror and rough justice. No dacoit in modern times ever became so feared or respected as Man Singh in the years that followed his great oath of vengeance. Villages over an area of 8,000 square miles learned to tremble at news that his gang was near. Few moneylenders dared call in the police when Man Singh sent them the chopped-off finger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Terror of Kings | 7/19/1954 | See Source »

...policemen assigned to track him down were combing the wild hills in a desperate last attempt to bring him to justice, Man Singh's men made a swift raid on a village and shot dead the Brahman priest's only surviving relative. At last the dacoit had fulfilled his vow to Kali...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Terror of Kings | 7/19/1954 | See Source »

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