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Encyclopedia > Dacoit

Dacoity is a term used in the Indian subcontinent for armed robbery. The word is the anglicised version of the local word dakaethee, from dakoo, the local word for armed robber.


The most famous member of this profession was possibly India's Phoolan Devi. The term 'dacoit' is often used simply to mean 'bandit'. See also Thuggee.


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Dacoits gun down 8 persons in UP (186 words)
Dacoits on Thursday gunned down eight persons and injured three in Kalinjar town of Banda district in southern Uttar Pradesh.
The dacoits forced them out of their vehicle, ordered them to line up in a row and shot them," a senior police official said.
The Dadua gang is suspected to be behind the crime as he is known to operate in the area.
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