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'''Shiv Kumar Patel''' or '''Dadua''' (died 22 July 2007), was a notorious [[dacoit]] (bandit) who operated in ravines and forests on the borders between the Indian states of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]].

== Early years ==

Dadua's first recorded instance of crime was the murdering 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 in Dhata town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/040818/mission-2019-dacoit-being-promoted-as-kurmi-leader.html|title=Mission 2019: Dacoit being promoted as Kurmi leader|last=Verma|first=Amita|date=2018-08-04|website=The Asian Age|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref>

He had been a member of the Seetharam gang since 1975.<ref name=HT>{{cite news|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Profile-of-the-dreaded-dacoit-Dadua/Article1-238069.aspx |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024204710/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Profile-of-the-dreaded-dacoit-Dadua/Article1-238069.aspx |url-status= dead |archive-date= 24 October 2012 |title=Profile of the dreaded dacoit Dadua – Jul 22, 2007 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date= 22 July 2007|accessdate=21 February 2012}}</ref>

== Rise to infamy ==

After his release, Dadua joined the ranks of Raja Ragoli, where he learnt the trade from Gaya Kurmi, the gang's co-leader, who is regarded as a major factor behind Dadua's rise.<ref name=HT/>

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.<ref name=HT/>

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.<ref name=HT/>

== Influence ==

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. At the time of his death, his son Veer Singh Patel was the chairman of the [[Chitrakoot_Dham_(Karwi)| Karwi]] panchayat and member of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from [[Chitrakoot_(Assembly_constituency)|Karwi]]. His brother Bal Kumar Patel was a parliament member of Delhi. His daughter Chirunji Devi Patel (Block pramukh dhata, Distt-Fatehpur). Nephew Shri Ram Singh Patel was member of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from [[Patti_(Assembly_constituency)|Patti]] and twice lost assembly elections.<ref name=HT />

== Death ==

He was shot along with several gang members in a fight with Special Task Force (STF) of the [[Uttar Pradesh Police]] led by IPS officer '''Amitabh Yash''' in July 2007.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Dreaded-dacoit-Dadua-killed-in-UP/articleshow/2225538.cms Dreaded dacoit Dadua killed in UP]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6911252.stm Notorious Indian bandit 'killed']</ref>

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