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In July 2001, Phoolan was shot dead in Delhi by a Thakur youth.
Forty years ago, on February 14, 1981, a young girl, who was pushed into the ravines, had shot dead 20 innocent persons in the Behmai village in Kanpur district to avenge her sexual exploitation by a dacoit gang.
The young girl then known as bandit queen Phoolan Devi went on to become a Member of Parliament. Seventeen of those killed in the Behmai massacre were Thakurs.
Who killed Phoolan Devi?
In July 2001, Phoolan was shot dead in Delhi by a Thakur youth, Sher Singh Rana, who claimed that he had killed her to avenge the massacre of Thakurs in Behmai.