Sher Singh Rana | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pankaj Singh Pundir[3] 17 May 1976 |
| Other names | S. Rana |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Organization | R. J. P. (Rashtravadi Janlok Party) |
| Spouse | Pratima Singh |
| Criminal charge | Murder[1] 223 (escape from confinement), 224 (resistance to lawful apprehension of another), 419 (personation), 420 (dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and 467 (forgery) of the IPC [2] |
| Details | |
| Victims | Phoolan Devi |
| Killed | 1 |
| Weapon | Pistol |
Pankaj Singh Pundir (born 17 May 1976), popularly known as Sher Singh Rana[needs IPA] or S. Rana, is an Indian politician[4] who was sentenced for the 2001 vendetta-related assassination of Indian dacoit-turned-parliamentarian Phoolan Devi.[5] In August 2014, Rana was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of ₹100,000 (approximately US$1,600) for Devi's assassination, as well as charges of conspiracy, after a 10-year trial.[6] He was released from jail in 2016 after the court granted him bail.[7]
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- ^ Wright, George (18 February 2004). "Bandit Queen murder suspect escapes from jail". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Sharma, Unnati (4 April 2022). "Phoolan murder, jailbreak, 'Prithviraj's ashes': Life of Sher Singh Rana, coming soon as biopic". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Phoolan Devi's killer arrested in Kolkata". The Times of India. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Killer of Phoolan Devi, India's 'Bandit Queen', given life sentence". The Guardian. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020.
- ^ Reporting, Covers (20 February 2018). "Sher Singh Rana, convicted of Phoolan Devi's murder, gets married". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 October 2024.