Robbery

A 19th-century watercolor by an unknown Indian artist depicts three Thugs strangling a traveler. The now-loaded term has its origins in India.

The word ‘thug’ has a surprising origin

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These days, the word “thug” is bound up in questions of racial discrimination in the United States. So it may be surprising that it’s actually an Indian word that referred to a notorious group of 14th-century robbers and killers.

Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs in Brazil in 1992 while a fugitive from Britain.

A Great Train Robber is remembered as ‘kind and generous’ — but not by all

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The Case of the Great Train Robbery

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Great train robber released

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