Thug Or a Million MurdersHere is the Spine chilling account of way laying murders and murderers known as Thugs, in India of British and Pre-British period. Their modus operandi, Thuggee, that mysterious hereditary system which had blotted the escutcheon of India for over three hundred years, is described here as recorded by Major General Sir William Sleeman, whose almost super human endeavours led to the Suppression of Thuggee. |
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CHAPTER PAGE I A RELIGION OF MURDER I | 1 |
THE ORIGIN AND CUSTOMS OF THUGGER | 19 |
A THUGGEE EXPEDITION 330 | 30 |
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