Ex Dacoit Mohar Singh on the life of a Dacoit and the road to a good life, RIP 5th May 2020
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Bhind (Madhya Pradesh), May 5
Bhind (Madhya Pradesh), May 5 (IANS) Once-dreaded Chambal ravines bandit Mohar Singh Gurjar, who was among the last few who refused to be known as dacoits, died on Tuesday morning after protracted illness in hometown Bhind, his nephew Indrabhan Singh said. Mohar Singh, 92, and is survived by his two sons and a daughter. His lst rites were held in the evening.
Mohar killed a man over property dispute in 1958 and jumped into the ravines in a rebellion against the system, which he battled from 1960 to 1972. He once carried a reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head. That was quite a big sum those days. Mohar Singh and his associates eventually surrendered before noted socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan in 1972. He served eight years in prison and was elected unopposed in a local body election in 1995. There were 315 cases against him including 85 of murder.
"We were driven to the ravines due to a tedious legal system which denied us and many others our rights. I had a dispute over land which dragged on for so long that I rebelled against the system and wielded the gun," Mohar Singh had said in 1972 after his surrender.
Source - OutlookIndia.com
The likes of Mohar Singh and Malkhan Singh would prefer to be called ''baaghis'' or rebels. They avoided looting the poor. Instead they would target the rich, hold them hostage and distribute the ransom amount among the poor.
Mohar Singh on how he became a Rebel: People are constantly fighting in my area and the legal system has failed to provide any help in resolving these disputes due to which the disruptors of society fled. We have certain rules like we do not harm or disturb women and we don't do robberies. When I surrendered, under a scheme established by Indira Gandhi we were exempted from a death penalty, however, the legal obligations were carried out as per the Indian law.
There's still a tattered file in police records dusty, yellowed with age which says the man is "ruthless, cruel, uncouth and a hardened criminal charged with 325 offences, including 85 murders". hat introduction to the 200-page history sheet at the Bhind district police headquarters in Madhya Pradesh is a piece of violent history in a violent land.
Only that the subject of the report, former dacoit Mohar Singh, is now the do-gooding chairman of the BJP-backed nagar panchayat (municipality) in hometown Mehgaon. The 62-year-old Mohar, who helped Digvijay campaign in 1994, frankly admits he has no love for politics. "I realised there are bigger criminals in politics," says Mohar. "I don't understand party politics. I just want money to build roads and provide water to my town."
Source: indiatoday
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Mohar killed a man over property dispute in 1958 and jumped into the ravines in a rebellion against the system, which he battled from 1960 to 1972. He once carried a reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head. That was quite a big sum those days. Mohar Singh and his associates eventually surrendered before noted socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan in 1972. He served eight years in prison and was elected unopposed in a local body election in 1995. There were 315 cases against him including 85 of murder.
"We were driven to the ravines due to a tedious legal system which denied us and many others our rights. I had a dispute over land which dragged on for so long that I rebelled against the system and wielded the gun," Mohar Singh had said in 1972 after his surrender.
Source - OutlookIndia.com
The likes of Mohar Singh and Malkhan Singh would prefer to be called ''baaghis'' or rebels. They avoided looting the poor. Instead they would target the rich, hold them hostage and distribute the ransom amount among the poor.
Mohar Singh on how he became a Rebel: People are constantly fighting in my area and the legal system has failed to provide any help in resolving these disputes due to which the disruptors of society fled. We have certain rules like we do not harm or disturb women and we don't do robberies. When I surrendered, under a scheme established by Indira Gandhi we were exempted from a death penalty, however, the legal obligations were carried out as per the Indian law.
There's still a tattered file in police records dusty, yellowed with age which says the man is "ruthless, cruel, uncouth and a hardened criminal charged with 325 offences, including 85 murders". hat introduction to the 200-page history sheet at the Bhind district police headquarters in Madhya Pradesh is a piece of violent history in a violent land.
Only that the subject of the report, former dacoit Mohar Singh, is now the do-gooding chairman of the BJP-backed nagar panchayat (municipality) in hometown Mehgaon. The 62-year-old Mohar, who helped Digvijay campaign in 1994, frankly admits he has no love for politics. "I realised there are bigger criminals in politics," says Mohar. "I don't understand party politics. I just want money to build roads and provide water to my town."
Source: indiatoday
This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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