The Most Notorious Killers-Thug Behram

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Thug Behram
Estimated Body Count: 931

The Story: Between 1790 and 1830, Behram was the leader of India’s infamous Thugee Cult. The death toll attributed to this cult varies from 50,000 to 2,000,000 people. They were an organization of thieves who would befriend travelers before robbing and killing them. Cult members believed that every person they killed prevented the coming of the goddess Kali for another millennium. As the leader of the gang, Thug Behram confessed his involvement in the 900+ murders, and admitted to personally strangling at least 125 people.
Capture: The British Government finally created policies against the Thugee Cult in the 1830s. The government recruited spies from the inside, who would eventually lead to the cult’s downfall in the 1870s.
Punishment: Thug Behram was never tried for his action, as he became an informer for the government after his capture.