After spending several weeks in the village, Phoolan anyhow managed to escape.
Following the three week torture, Phoolan was filled with the fire of revenge. With a group of dacoits, she entered Behmai and looked for Sri Ram and Lala Ram.
On not receiving any response from the villagers, she shot 22 villagers. This killing later came to be known as the Behmai massacre.
After the massacre she spread her activities all over the country. She not only became the most wanted dacoit but also India's only woman bandit of her time.
She surrendered later on and was booked for 30 cases of murder and other crimes.
Surprisingly, the trials never took place as the state government withdrew all cases against her.
In 1991, Phoolan Devi contested the by-poll to New Delhi parliamentary constituency against celebrities like Rajesh Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha. It's a different matter that she badly failed in her attempt.
