Ashok Mahto gang[1][2][3] | |
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Leaders | Ashok Mahto, Pintu Mahto |
Dates of operation | 1990s |
Group(s) | Kurmi, Koeri |
Headquarters | Nawada and Sheikhpura |
The criminal Ashok Mahto gang, which was active in the Indian state Bihar, was led by Ashok Mahto and included Pintu Mahto. Ashok Mahto and his gang were responsible for the 2005 killing of Rajo Singh, a sitting Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha).[4] Ashok Mahto was imprisoned but escaped from Nawada jail in 2002.[5] Pintu Mahto killed three police officers during the prison breakout.[6] The gang's leaders are said to belong to either the Kurmi or Koeri caste, and were supported by the backward castes in the Nawada and Sheikhpura regions. The Mahto gang was waging a war of retribution against the exploitative upper-caste Bhumihars.[7][8] Mahto and his gang were responsible for the killings of a large number of Forward Caste people in the late 1990s.[1][2][3]
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