The story of Bahubali MLA Devendra Nath Dubey of Bihar… Winning elections from prison to power to power and his life was riddled with bullets on the day of voting. Learn the story of the 90s bloody politics.
The story of Bihar’s politics and crime is seen many times. This is the reason that Bihar of the 90s is often remembered by the name of “bloodshed politics”. During this period, a name emerged which created panic and dominance in the entire Champaran area with his spirits, weapons and status. This name was Devendra Nath Dubey. Devendra Dubey’s story is no less than a film script. This young man who dreamed of becoming a fast, engineer in studies, seated such a path in circumstances and anger, which made him to crime and then politics.
From studies to the path of crime
Devendra Dubey was a resident of Tikulia village in West Champaran. His father was a soldier in the police department and wanted the son to become an officer by reading and writing. Dubey was smart in studies since childhood and passed matriculation and inter first division. But an incident in college days changed the direction of his life.
It is said that his relatives in the college were stuffed by local miscreants on some girls. Dubey protested, but those three miscreants beat him up. He could not drink this sip of insult. Detected to take revenge and soon formed a gang with his colleagues. Shortly after, he became notorious in the world of crime by roasting those three miscreants with bullets.
Ganges from jail to operate and entry into politics
After his arrest from Assam in 1991, Dubey was put in Motihari jail. But the jail became a ladder of power, not a prison for him. From inside, he kept running his gang. During this time, his relationship also deepened with UP don Sriprakash Shukla. Devendra Dubey’s fear was so much that he also got the image of “Robinhood” in the area. Their dominance among the villagers increased due to helping the poor and hitting the bullies.
When Nitish Kumar formed the Samata Party in 1995, Dubey got a chance. He nominated Govindganj Assembly on Samata Party ticket. Due to the dispute, the party distanced them, but the nomination was valid. While in jail, he contested the election and defeated veteran MLA Yogendra Pandey by 14 thousand votes and became an MLA.
Crime, politics and bloodshed game
Devendra Dubey’s name was related to many serious matters. Dozens of cases were filed against him from murder to gang war. But the political reach and the strength of the gang preserved them. During this time, his direct confrontation was with another Bahubali leader of Champaran and Brijbihari Prasad of Lalu Sarkar. It is said that the enmity of Dubey and Brijbihari Prasad gave rise to a bloody struggle in Champaran’s politics and crime world.
1998: Election day becomes death day
It was 22 February 1998. The second phase of Lok Sabha elections was going on in Bihar. On the same day, Govindganj MLA Devendra Nath Dubey was sitting in a car with his supporters. At that time, modern weapons attackers fired on them. On seeing this, Dubey became riddled with bullets. This bloodshed on the election day shook the politics of the whole of Bihar. It was alleged that Minister Brijbihari Prasad and the notorious Vinod Singh of Motihari were behind the murder.
Dubey’s death and vow to revenge
Champaran’s political equation completely changed after the assassination of Devendra Dubey. His brother Bhupendra Nath Dubey won the political hold of the family by winning the by -election. At the same time, his nephew Mantu Tiwari vowed to avenge Dubey’s death.
A few months later, RJD Minister Brijbihari Prasad was killed in Patna’s IGIMS. The names of the Dubey family and their gangs appeared in this murder. In this way, Dubey’s assassination pushed the politics of Bihar more deeply into the swamp of blood and bullets.
Even today the name is alive
Devendra Nath Dubey’s death has been more than 25 years, but his name is still alive in the stories of Champaran’s politics and crime. His life is a symbol of the era of Bihar when there was a confluence of muscle power, gun and politics.