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	In 2007, she came into the news again with the killing of Navghan Arsi, the son of Arsi Jadeja, the brother-in-law of Santokben.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/santokbens-nephew-killed-jadeja-family-war/21008/ Santokben’s nephew killed, Jadeja family war revives] [[Indian Express]], 16 January 2007.</ref>		In 2007, she came into the news again with the killing of Navghan Arsi, the son of Arsi Jadeja, the brother-in-law of Santokben.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/santokbens-nephew-killed-jadeja-family-war/21008/ Santokben’s nephew killed, Jadeja family war revives] [[Indian Express]], 16 January 2007.</ref>

	She was in the news in 2008 when her daughter-in-law was shot dead by ~~unknown assailants~~.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/new-daughterinlaw-another-twist-to-santokben-saga/316852/\|title=New daughter-in-law, another twist to Santokben saga\|publisher=Indian Express\|author=Hiral Dave\|date=31 May 2008}}</ref>		She was in the news in 2008 when her daughter-in-law was shot dead by her son karan jadeja.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/new-daughterinlaw-another-twist-to-santokben-saga/316852/\|title=New daughter-in-law, another twist to Santokben saga\|publisher=Indian Express\|author=Hiral Dave\|date=31 May 2008}}</ref>

	She died of a heart attack in Porbandar, Gujarat on 31 March 2011.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article1588846.ece\|title=Underworld don Santokben Jadeja dead\|last=Dasgupta\|first=Manas\|date=1 April 2011\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=6 May 2011\|location=AHMEDABAD}}</ref>		She died of a heart attack in Porbandar, Gujarat on 31 March 2011.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article1588846.ece\|title=Underworld don Santokben Jadeja dead\|last=Dasgupta\|first=Manas\|date=1 April 2011\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=6 May 2011\|location=AHMEDABAD}}</ref>

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{{short description|Indian criminal and later politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Santokben Jadeja
| image = SantokbenJadejaImage.jpg
| death_date = 31 March 2011
| death_place = [[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
}}
'''Santokben Jadeja''', popularly was known as '''Godmother''' was an Indian criminal, and later a politician. Her area of operations have been in and around [[Porbandar]]. Though now marginalized, she was once a key player in the criminal operations of [[Porbandar]].

==Early life==
She was married to Sarman Munja Jadeja, a leader of [[Mer people|Maher]] community, who was an ordinary mill worker at Maharana Mill, but became a gangster and don when he killed the local gangster Devu Vagher, who was hired by the mill owner to break the strike.

Till 1986 Santokben was playing the role of a home maker and a mother. When under the influence of [[Pandurang Shastri Athavale|Pandurang Shastri]] of the [[Swadhyay]] movement her husband Sarman had bid farewell to arms and crime. But in December 1986, her husband was shot dead by Kala Keshav gang owing to old rivalry. This brought Santokben in to forefront, who decided to go back to old way of his spouse, to get even.<ref name=a>[http://manvenrakesh.blogspot.com/2011/04/life-of-godmother-comes-to-end.html Life of Godmother comes to an End]</ref>

She was an MLA from 1990 to 1995 as a candidate of [[Janata Dal]] and was close to [[Chimanbhai Patel]].<ref name=a/>

She was alleged to be behind the murder of 14 people, who she believed were responsible for her husband's murder.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article1588846.ece Underworld don Santokben Jadeja dead]</ref> She was arrested for giving shelter to the people, who raped two girls.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/santokben-jadeja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826003403/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/santokben-jadeja | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-08-26 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Santokben Jadeja}}</ref>.This false allegations were made by accused sister to mislead the investigation and later never proved in any court.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

She hailed from [[Kutiyana]] town in [[Porbandar]] district.

==Operations during height of influence==
Her period of operation started during the 1980s and lasted for about a decade, until she was made to relocate to Rajkot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-11-27/ahmedabad/27313290_1_godmother-santokben-jadeja-bhura-munja-fray|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619035236/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-11-27/ahmedabad/27313290_1_godmother-santokben-jadeja-bhura-munja-fray|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 June 2012|title='Godmother' seeks that magic touch |date=27 Nov 2002|first1=Sudhir|work=[[The Times of India]]|last1=Vyas}}</ref>

==Moving into backseat==
She had planned to contest the 2002 assembly elections from her native place, Kutiyana in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]. However, she later vacated the seat for the Congress party's candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/dec/11guj.htm|title=Porbandar witnesses battle of the dons|last=Swaminathan|first=R|date=11 December 2002|work=rediff.com|access-date=6 May 2011|location=Kutiyana|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219150853/http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/dec/11guj.htm|archivedate=19 February 2003}}</ref> Her arrest for the murder of a BJP councilor in August 2005 put her deep into the backseat.

==Last years==
In 2007, she came into the news again with the killing of Navghan Arsi, the son of Arsi Jadeja, the brother-in-law of Santokben.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/santokbens-nephew-killed-jadeja-family-war/21008/ Santokben’s nephew killed, Jadeja family war revives] [[Indian Express]], 16 January 2007.</ref>

She was in the news in 2008 when her daughter-in-law was shot dead by unknown assailants.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/new-daughterinlaw-another-twist-to-santokben-saga/316852/|title=New daughter-in-law, another twist to Santokben saga|publisher=Indian Express|author=Hiral Dave|date=31 May 2008}}</ref>

She died of a heart attack in Porbandar, Gujarat on 31 March 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article1588846.ece|title=Underworld don Santokben Jadeja dead|last=Dasgupta|first=Manas|date=1 April 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=6 May 2011|location=AHMEDABAD}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
She was the subject of a [[Hindi]] film, ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'' (1999), where her role was played by [[Shabana Azmi]], who later won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Organised crime in India}}

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[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:People from Porbandar]]
[[Category:Indian politicians convicted of crimes]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]
[[Category:Women in Gujarat politics]]
[[Category:Crime in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian gangsters]]
[[Category:Female organized crime figures]]
[[Category:Janata Dal politicians]]

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