Shiv Kumar Patel or Dadua (died 22 July 2007), was a notorious

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and

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who operated in ravines and forests on the borders between the Indian states of

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and

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Early years

Shiv Kumar Patel or Dadua was born in Devkali village of

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to Ram Pyare Patel and Krishnawati Patel. Dadua's first recorded instance of crime was the murder of Jagannath on 16 May 1978, . He was later arrested. He has been called as a revolutionary and Robinhood by People. His temple has been built in 2016 at Dhata town, Fatehpur district. He had been a member of the Seetharam gang since 1975.

Rise to infamy

After his release, Dadua joined the ranks of Raja Ragoli, where he learned the trade from Gaya Kurmi, the gang's co-leader, who is regarded as a major factor behind Dadua's rise. In 1983, Raja was killed and Gaya Kurmi surrendered, leaving the gang jointly headed by Suraj Bhan and Dadua. Suraj Bhan was arrested a year later and Dadua formed his own gang at the insistence of Gaya Kurmi. Dadua led the massacre in Ramu ka Purwa where he executed nine people on 20 June 1986; he suspected one of the victims, Shambhu Singh, to be a police informer. Dadua's gang include headmen in as many as 500 villages, and his influence extended to 10 assembly segments. In the years before his death he tried to bring his family into mainstream politics. He came to known as "

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" and became the identity of terror in the region.

Family

At the time of his death, his son

Veer Singh Patel Veer Singh Patel (born 1980) is an Indian politician and former MLA representing the Chitrakoot constituency in Uttar Pradesh as a Samajwadi Party member from 2012 to 2017. He is the son of dacoit Dadua (Shiv Kumar Patel) who was killed in 2 ...

was the chairman of the Karwi panchayat and later became member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from Chitrakoot (2012-2017). His daughter Chirunji Devi Patel (Block pramukh Dhata, Fatehpur district). Dadua's brother

Bal Kumar Patel Bal Kumar Patel (born 1 January 1964) is an Indian politician and has served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency, Mirzapur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Samajwa ...

has served as Lok Sabha MP of

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(2009-2014). His nephew

Ram Singh Patel Ram Singh Patel (born 1 January 1983) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is a MLA from Patti and has served same constituency from 2012 to 2017. He lost the 2017 election by a margin of 1,476 votes and has fought all elections as ...

is member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from Patti (2022-Present).

Death

Dadua was shot along with several gang members in a fight with Special Task Force (STF) of the

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in Ailaha village near Manikpur (Chitrakoot district) on 22 July 2007.Notorious Indian bandit 'killed'
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officer Amitabh Yash (then SSP) and Anant Deo Tiwari (then Additional SP).

References

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