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'''Dandupalya''' is a village in the [[taluk]] of [[Hoskote]] in [[Karnataka]], India. It lies near the Old Madras Road, [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|National Highway 4]], about 5 kilometers from the town of Hoskote and an hour's drive from [[Bangalore]]. It has become notorious for the activities of the Dandupalya gang which between about 1996 and 2001 committed murders, rapes, and robberies. The gang numbered about 30 men and women, some of whom lived in Dandupalya. They are thought to have killed more than 80 people. Sixteen death sentences and four sentences of life imprisonment have been given to members of the gang, while others have received shorter prison sentences.
'''Dandupalya''' is a village in the [[taluk]] of [[Hoskote]] in the [[Bangalore Rural district]] of [[Karnataka]], India. It lies near the Old Madras Road, [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|National Highway 4]], about 5 kilometers from the town of Hoskote and an hour's drive from [[Bangalore]].
 
==Dandupalya gang==
It has become notorious for the activities of the Dandupalya gang which between about 1996 and 2001 committed murders, rapes, and robberies. The gang numbered about 30 men and women, some of whom lived in Dandupalya. They are thought to have killed more than 80 people. Sixteen death sentences and four sentences of life imprisonment have been given to members of the gang, while others have received shorter prison sentences.<ref name=shoba>V Shoba (18 March 2012). [http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dandupalyaa-name-that-stuck/925070/0 Dandupalya – A name that stuck]. ''The Indian Express''. Accessed February 2014.</ref><ref>Chakrabarty, A.R. 2014. "DANDUPALYA: THE REALITY CHECK ON MODERN CRIME". ''European Scientific Journal'' (ESJ) 10, 7 (Mar. 2014).</ref>


The Dandupalya gang members belonged to the Telugu speaking community whose ancestors had migrated from the neighboring state of [[Andhra Pradesh|AndhraPradesh]] during the pre-independence era. Dandupalya gang come from line of Dacoits starting with their great grandparents committing murders and dacoitry.   The childhood of Danduplaya gang members was stricken with hunger and bone biting poverty which lead to the "Dog-Eat-Dog" survival instinct. The gang when finally apprehended by the police would take in a surprising amount of physical torture but would break down and confess to their crimes only when lured with food, especially pork.
The main Dandupalya gang members belonged to a [[Kannada]]-speaking community whose ancestors had migrated from the [[Karnataka]]-[[Andhra Pradesh|Andhra]] border area during the pre-independence era, around 1930. The Dandupalya gang come from line of [[Dacoity|dacoits]] starting with their great grandparents committing murders and dacoity. The childhood of Danduplaya gang members was stricken with hunger and bone biting poverty which led to the "dog eat dog" survival instinct. The gang when finally apprehended by the police would take in a surprising amount of physical torture but would break down and confess to their crimes only when lured with food, especially [[pork]].<ref name=shoba />
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In 2012 a [[Kannada]] film, [[Dandupalya (film)|Dandupalya]], was made about the activities of the gang.<ref name=shoba/>
In 2012 a [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film]], ''[[Dandupalya (film)|Dandupalya]]'', was made about the activities of the gang and launched a subsequent [[Dandupalya (franchise)|franchise]].<ref name=shoba />


==References==
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<ref name=shoba>V Shoba (18 March 2012). [http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dandupalyaa-name-that-stuck/925070/0 Dandupalya – A name that stuck]. ''The Indian Express''. Accessed February 2014.</ref>
 
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Dandupalya
village
Country India
StateKarnataka
TalukHoskote
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Dandupalya is a village in the taluk of Hoskote in the Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka, India. It lies near the Old Madras Road, National Highway 4, about 5 kilometers from the town of Hoskote and an hour's drive from Bangalore.

Dandupalya gang[edit | edit source]

It has become notorious for the activities of the Dandupalya gang which between about 1996 and 2001 committed murders, rapes, and robberies. The gang numbered about 30 men and women, some of whom lived in Dandupalya. They are thought to have killed more than 80 people. Sixteen death sentences and four sentences of life imprisonment have been given to members of the gang, while others have received shorter prison sentences.[1][2]

The main Dandupalya gang members belonged to a Kannada-speaking community whose ancestors had migrated from the Karnataka-Andhra border area during the pre-independence era, around 1930. The Dandupalya gang come from line of dacoits starting with their great grandparents committing murders and dacoity. The childhood of Danduplaya gang members was stricken with hunger and bone biting poverty which led to the "dog eat dog" survival instinct. The gang when finally apprehended by the police would take in a surprising amount of physical torture but would break down and confess to their crimes only when lured with food, especially pork.[1]

In 2012 a Kannada film, Dandupalya, was made about the activities of the gang and launched a subsequent franchise.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 V Shoba (18 March 2012). Dandupalya – A name that stuck. The Indian Express. Accessed February 2014.
  2. Chakrabarty, A.R. 2014. "DANDUPALYA: THE REALITY CHECK ON MODERN CRIME". European Scientific Journal (ESJ) 10, 7 (Mar. 2014).

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