Sher Singh Rana: This is the name of another biopic being made in Bollywood in which Vidyut Jamwal is playing the role of Sher Singh.
Sher Singh Rana is the one who shot and killed Phoolan Devi, a dacoit-turned-MP on July 25, 2001, outside her house. This was the revenge of the Behmai massacre in 1981, in which Phoolan Devi killed 22 Thakurs of the village. The name of the avenger was Sher Singh Rana, who surrendered 2 days after the murder of Phoolan Devi. The story is not limited here but has a long track.
The case was going on and Sher Singh was kept in Tihar Jail, but, after staying in jail for 3 years, he escaped. He first reached Afghanistan via Bangladesh and then Dubai. From there, he returned to India with the ashes of Prithviraj Chauhan, then went to jail, released on bail, contested elections, and refused dowry of Rs 10 crores.
Sher Singh’s story is a film in itself with a lot of thrill and action.
Sher Singh was born on 17 May 1976 in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, to Pankaj Singh Rana’s family.
His story is connected to Phoolan Devi who was raped by several people of Thakur society in Behmai village of MP for 3 weeks. To avenge this, Phoolan attended a wedding ceremony in a police uniform and shot 22 people standing in a line together on 14 February 1981. This massacre is known as the Behmai massacre. Phoolan Devi later surrendered.
Later, on her release from jail, Phoolan became an MP. From here, the story of Sher Singh begins. Sher Singh shot and killed Phoolan Devi on 25 July 2001 in front of her government residence in Delhi. Sher Singh surrendered before Dehradun Police about 2 days after this incident. Sher Singh made a shocking disclosure of this murder. According to the police, Rana had killed Phoolan Devi to avenge the killing of 22 Rajputs killed in the Behmai massacre.
A murder case was going on against Rana and he remained in Tihar Jail for 3 years.
Rana escaped from jail on 17 February 2004. After this, he stayed in a hotel in Moradabad and asked for one lakh rupees from his relatives. Then after wandering in India for 2 months visa, he reached Bangladesh. There he bought a satellite phone for Rs 16,500, so that he could easily talk to his relatives without being tracked. During this, Sher Singh Rana kept getting Rs 15000-20000 every month from relatives. From Bangladesh via Dubai, he reached Afghanistan.
After reaching Afghanistan, Sher Singh Rana reached Ghazni and brought the ashes of 11th century emperor Prithviraj Chauhan to India. During this, Sher Singh also made a 40-minute video, which he uploaded on YouTube. In this video, he shared how he brought the ashes from there.
During this Sher Singh escaped from jail for almost 2 years.
After coming to India from Afghanistan, in 2006, Rana was again arrested from a guest house in Kolkata. After this, the Delhi court sentenced Rana to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on 14 August 2014 for the murder of Phoolan Devi.
However, his image became different after bringing the ashes of Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan to India risking his life. He was then not seen as an accused but was considered a good man, while his bravery was praised by the Hindu Kshatriya army. After this, the Delhi High Court granted interim bail to Sher Singh Rana.
Later, Sher Singh Rana with the help of his mother built a temple of Prithviraj Chauhan in Pilkhua, Ghaziabad, where his ashes are still kept.
During this time, Sher Singh Rana formed a party of the upper castes, which was named Rashtriya Jan Lok Party. Sher Singh also contested the 2012 election from Jewar in Uttar Pradesh against Suresh Rana, but had to face defeat.
Sher Singh married Pratima Rana, daughter of former Madhya Pradesh MLA Rana Pratap Singh, on 20 February 2018 at a Delhi hotel. According to the information, in this marriage, Rana was being offered Rs 10 crore 31 lakh rupees as dowry, but he refused to take it and completed the marriage rituals by taking a silver coin.
A song has also been made on Sher Singh in 2015, which is in Punjabi. This rap song has been uploaded on YouTube, which has been viewed more than 42000 times on the channel Sher Singh.
Sher Singh has also written a book titled Jail Diary, which tells the story of his jail days and his escape from Tihar. The book also talks about the murder of Phoolan Devi.
