Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Divine Stranglers- A Story of Thugs and Thuggee Sleeman
A STORY OF THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD OVER EVIL
About the book
Set in turbulent Central India in the early 19th century, the story revolves around an Englishman in the employ of the East India Company, his French wife from a noble emigre family, businessmen, policemen and a sect of Divine murderers. The Englishman sets out to exterminate the sect, using the first ever modern scientific methods of Criminal investigation and detection. This results in the arrest of 3689 killers, 466 of whom are hanged and 2497 imprisoned for life. Based on historical facts, the story takes you through early 19th century customs and practises in England , France and India. Strangulations, Famine, Epidemics, Myths, Folklore, Superstitions gel together in the story to unfold the mystique of India.
ISBN 818549573-4
Hard bound with a beautiful dust jacket. Size 8.75" * 5.75" * .75". Wt. 430 gms. Paper Westcoast Natural Shade 80 gsm. Cover Sinmar 130 gsm art paper. Printed October 2003 India. Historical Crime Fiction.
More than a hundred Thug gangs prowled India�s highways and annually killed about 40,000 travellers in the early 19thcentury. The Thugs were held together by a perversion of religion that made killing a part of worship. The gangs were knit together by a strange and bizarre regimen of life, that destroyed their victims with a combination of guile and cruelty almost unparalleled in the history of crime anywhere in the world. The Thugs had been plying their trade undetected for nearly 500 years.
Major General Sir William Henry Sleeman was a man of zeal and spirit far above the ordinary and his extraordinary tenacity of purpose was in the final analysis the reason, why Thuggee could be eliminated. The legal procedures of the time also helped a lot as they permitted quick and effective trials and deterrent punishment to Thugs.
K. F. Rustomji, Former D. G ., B. S. F.
(One of independent India�s most respected policeman)
The author has carried out an exhaustive and authoritative study on �Thuggee� Sir W. H. Sleeman.
Times of India (Rambles with Ambler)
Written after years of researching the subject.
The Statesman (Observer)
Sir W. H. Sleeman K. C. B.
(General Superintendent of the Department of Thuggee for the whole of India in the 19th century)
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Snail mail: Rajesh Rampal
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