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Bloody Finale
In life, Phoolan Devi combined the brutal
underbelly of India with political fame and glamour. Gunned down in Delhi,
her death could become the occasion for a new round of caste conflict
in Uttar Pradesh. Phoolan
is being reinvented posthumously.
A report.
Rule
Of Outlaw
Dons and politicians enjoy a symbiotic relationship
in Uttar Pradesh.
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Back To The Trenches
Determined not to let up on its Kashmir-centric
agenda, Pakistan has stepped up violence in the Valley. Indian security
forces gear up to deal with the situation.
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Revenge
Of Badla People who lent money to
stockbrokers for financing speculators through the badla system find themselves
at the receiving end of yet another scam. And with little evidence to
nail the accused, chances of recovery are dim.
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NEIGHBOURS
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The Peacenik
S.B. Deuba's rapport with the Maoists helped
him become prime minister. Now he has to deal with their radical demands
about the monarchy and secularism.
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COVER STORY: PHOOLAN DEVI
THE BANDIT QUEEN MEETS A GORY END
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1.20 p.m.
1 Phoolan Devi accompanied by fellow MP R.S. Shakya leave
Parliament on July 25 as the House adjourns for lunch.
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1.30 p.m.
2 Phoolan and PSO Balwinder Singh are dropped off in front of
her official residence at 44 Ashoka Road. Shakya's Tata Estate drives
away.
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1.31 p.m.
3 As she walks towards her house, three masked gunmen open fire,
shooting her from point-blank range.
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1.31 p.m.
4 Singh too is shot in the stomach
but manages to fire back, damaging the windscreen of the Maruti
in which the assailants flee.
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1.34 p.m.
5 The trio abandon the car on Pt. Pant Marg and commandeer an autorickshaw
at gunpoint.
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1.45 p.m.
6 Phoolan is lifted from a pool of blood and rushed to RML Hospital
where she is declared brought dead by doctors.
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2.00 p.m.
7 Police locate abandoned car, recover two .32 revolvers and
masks as well as empty cartridges from the scene of the crime.
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Phoolan's killers used a green Maruti to escape,
the same car which had taken her to Parliament that morning.
The killing exposes lax security in Lutyens' Delhi where the nation's
VIPs, including MPs, reside. The nation is shocked at the brazen
manner of the daylight attack.
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