The Phoolan Devi Murder

Thursday, July 26, 2001
India's infamous Bandit bandit Phoolan Devi was hit in the head three times when masked gunmen opened fire outside her official residence in the capital.
Phoolan Devi

Event list

Jul 27, 2001

Phoolan murder causes mayhem in Lok Sabha

Angered by the assassination of their colleague Phoolan Devi, Samajwadi Party members on Friday created pandemonium in Lok Sabha, forcing adjournment of the House for three hours.
Jul 28, 2001

Police probe Uma's role in murder

The role of Uma Kashyap in the sensational murder of Phoolan Devi has become the key subject of the current probe.
Jul 28, 2001

Uma Bharati was threatened after Phoolan's death

An unidentified caller had threatened to kill Indian Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Uma Bharati on the night of Phoolan Devi's murder, police said on Saturday.
Jul 31, 2001

Rana's accomplices sent to police custody

All three accomplices of Sher Singh Rana, prime accused in the Phoolan Devi murder case, were remanded to police custody till August 14 by Metropolitan Magistrate M C Gupta on Tuesday afternoon.
Jul 31, 2001

Red faces galore at discovery of weapons in Phoolan's house

Delhi Police and security agencies are embarrassed over the belated discovery of two home-made revolvers at the government bungalow of 'bandit queen' Phoolan Devi that were used to kill her.
Aug 01, 2001

Phoolan feared her husband could kill her: Mother

Ten days before her murder, Phoolan Devi told her mother that she was afraid that husband Umed Singh could get her killed over her vast property.
Aug 04, 2001

Police looking for two more men in Phoolan murder

The Delhi police is looking for two more men who are involved in the murder of Phoolan Devi. Seven persons are already in custody over the Samajwadi Party MP's sensational killing.
Aug 07, 2001

Umed Singh threatens legal action

Slain Samajwadi Party MP Phoolan Devi's husband Umed Singh on Tuesday threatened to take legal action against her sister Munni Devi for making 'defamatory' allegations against him.
Aug 11, 2001

Another suspect arrested in Phoolan Devi murder

The Delhi police has arrested one more person in connection with the murder of Samajwadi Party MP Phoolan Devi, who was gunned down in front of her Ashoka Road residence on July 25.
Aug 20, 2001

Phoolan's hubby on a fast for CBI probe

Phoolan Devi's husband Umed Singh has sat on protest fast on Monday outside Rajghat demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the 'deep political conspiracy' behind Phoolan's murder on July 25.
Aug 24, 2001

Putti Lal files petition for Phoolan's properties

A civil court in Kanpur has admitted a petition by the first husband of slain Samajwadi Party MP Phoolan Devi, claiming right over the entire property acquired by the bandit-turned-law maker.