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'''Gabbar Singh ''' (born '''Gabar Singh'''; 1926 – 13 November 1959) was a [[dacoit]] (bandit) active in the late 1950s in the [[Chambal (region)|Chambal valley]] of north-central India.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Gabbar Singh was born as '''Gabar Singh''' in 1926 in Dang village of [[Gohad|Gohad Tehsil]], [[Bhind district]] in [[Central Provinces and Berar]], [[British Raj|British India]]. It is situated in the [[Chambal division]].<ref name="bio"/><ref>{{cite news| title = Samba's boss was for real, Sholay's villain was inspired by real-life dacoit| work = The Hindu| date = 18 November 2009|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Sambarsquos-boss-was-for-real/article16478169.ece}}</ref> His father's name was Raghuveer Singh.<br />
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== Dacoity career ==<br />
In 1955, Gabbar Singh left his house and village to join the famous Kalyan Singh gang of [[Bhind]].<ref name="bio"/> Later, Gabbar formed his own gang between October and December 1956, he committed a series of murders and dacoities in the [[Indian state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]]. In December 1957, he went on to disfigure several persons in Machhuari, Bhakre, Chammodi and Chirenasta villages in [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web| title = The Real "Gabbar", who chopped up nose and ears of the police| date = 25 February 2016| publisher = Aaj Tak News India|url=https://aajtak.in/crime/police-file-se/story/the-real-dacoit-gabbar-singh-took-off-the-ear-nose-of-cops-856416-2016-02-25}}</ref><br />
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=== Reward for capture ===<br />
The state governments of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] declared a ransom reward of {{INR|50,000}} for his head in 1959. At the time, it was the biggest reward placed on the head of a wanted criminal in India.<ref name="bio">{{cite web| title = Who was the Real "Gabbar"| date = 14 August 2015| publisher = Zee News India|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/gabbar-was-gifted-to-jawaharlal-nehru-on-birthday_1646865.html}}</ref><br />
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Gabbar was captured in [[Sagar district|Sagar]] district of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and a trial was conducted upon him into the town [[Khurai]]. It is said during his hearings in the court a large gathering of people would surround the area of court house to take a look at the dacoit.<ref name="bio">{{cite web| title = Who was the Real "Gabbar"| date = 14 August 2015| publisher = Zee News India|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/gabbar-was-gifted-to-jawaharlal-nehru-on-birthday_1646865.html}}</ref><br />
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In his autobiographical narrative ''The British the Bandits and the Border Men'', [[Khusro Faramurz Rustamji]] then the IG ([[Inspector General]]) of Police in the [[Indian state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], details that Gabbar had instilled so much fear in the areas of [[Dholpur]], [[Bhind]], [[Gwalior]] and [[Etawah]], that no one dared to leak any information regarding him.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rustamji |first1=Khusro Faramurz |title=The British, the Bandits and the Bordermen |date=2009 |publisher=Wisdom Tree |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-81-8328-135-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yG0kmQEACAAJ |accessdate=24 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 13 November 1959, in Jagannath-Ka-Pur village of [[Bhind district]] during a gunbattle with the police force. [[Khusro Faramurz Rustamji]], who earlier worked as special security officer to [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] decided to present the news of Gabbar's death as a birthday gift to the [[first Prime Minister of India]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name="bio"/><br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
*[[Rajagopal P. V.]], former [[Director General]] of [[Madhya Pradesh Police]], who had gone after several dacoit gangs, edited the book on the criminal history of the real-life of Gabbar Singh during his retirement in [[Bangalore]]. The book was released in [[New Delhi]].<br />
*[[Hindi cinema]] has made several films based upon Gabbar Singh. The most notable film is ''[[Sholay]]'', in which [[Gabbar Singh (character)|Gabbar Singh]] was played by [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]].<ref>{{cite news| title = "Gabbar Singh" the dacoit | date = 2 May 2015| publisher = BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32493120}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:People from Bhind district]]<br />
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