The story of Ashok Samrat of Begusarai, who spread terror of crime and politics in Bihar in the 1990s. From AK-47 panic, bloody gang war and police encounter to help the poor and the craving to get into politics, know the story of Bihar’s biggest don.
Patna: Bihar politics and such confluence of the 1990s, in which the firing of votes, muscle power, gang war and police firing were common. At the same time, Born in a farmer family in Teghra village of Begusarai, Ashok Sharma had done a sharp and double MA in studies. The father wanted the son to become an officer, Ashok himself tried to become a inspector, but luck changed his path. In one stroke, the sentimentality of friendship and the attempt to commit suicide by friend Ram Vilas pushed Ashoka to the path of the world of crime. Both friends tried to embrace the death, but they survived, then the criminal was born to Ashok, who later named his name ‘Ashok Samrat’.
Ashok Samrat used to do business of death from AK-47
Ashok Samrat launched a dangerous weapon like AK-47 for the first time in Bihar’s crime history. At that time there was hardly such a gun in any police station of the state, but AK-47 was common in the gang of Ashok Samrat. It is said that through Khalistani and weapon smugglers, the emperor brought many AK-47 weapons to his gang. The empire of crime was spread like that from Barauni refinery to Railways, Land, Mokama, Lakhisarai, Vaishali, and even Gorakhpur in UP, his name was another name for panic. A friend of politics, the troubleshooter of every party, to win someone in the election would be at his behest. Booth capturing, forced voting, murder, kidnapping, became his routine.
Surajbhan-Empire collision and bloody gang war
Mokama’s infamous mafia Surajbhan became his biggest rival. The gang war between the two became popular in Bihar politics to crime. A bloody gang war for railway contracts, land and supremacy lasted years. Dozens of encounters, hundreds of murder, Ashok’s fear such that the police also used to shy away from taking action. Former IPS Gupteshwar Pandey admitted that Emperor was the biggest criminal of Bihar. During 1993-94, 42 encounters took place in Begusarai and more than 50 criminals were killed.
Second face of fear, ‘Messiah of poor’
There was also another face behind the strict Bahubali image of Ashoka Emperor. The same don, which showed the thumb to law and order, also used to help the poor of his village, area, worship in the temple daily and social work. The same thing used to increase his support base. His ambition was to be considered ‘honorable’ in politics. Bahubali leader Anand Mohan was close to him, with his help, he started dreaming of becoming a white -collar in politics.
Encounter, end and legacy
But luck took away the opportunity to enter politics. January 5, 1995 was the day, during the railway tender deal in Hajipur, the team of Jambaz Police Officer Shashibhushan Sharma surrounded him. There was a fierce encounter, Dawn near AK-47, only pistols near the police, but after hours of firing, Ashok Samrat was killed. He also ended with an era, an gang war, a ‘don culture’. Sasibhushan received the President’s Medal for his amazing courage and promotion to the post of DSP.
Even today, whenever the AK-47, organized crime or gang-gang tales are heard in Bihar, the name of ‘Ashok Samrat’ of Begusarai is first taken because it was, ‘Rangdars’, ‘Don of AK-47’ whose fear resonated to the borders of Bihar-UP.