They are first described in the History of Firuz Shah by Ziya'-ud-Din Barani, and they were later targeted by William Sleeman, along with the similar Dacoits, at the urging of the governor-general William Betinck.
Martine van Woerkens claimed that this group never existed, a conclusion recently disputed by Mike Dash. They first became known to the Western public when Philip Meadows Taylor published the "Confession" of one of them. They are first described in the History of Firuz Shah by Ziya'-ud-Din Barani, and they were later targeted by William Sleeman, along with the similar Dacoits, at the urging of the governor-general William Betinck. Sacrificing sugar and sanctifying an axe were among their characteristic religions rituals, and these worshippers of Kali spoke the Ramasi language. For 10 points, name this group which used scarves containing coins to strangle their victims, a secret society of highway robbers in the Indian interior.
Martine van Woerkens claimed that this group never existed, a conclusion recently disputed by Mike Dash.
{Thugs} or {Sthaga} or {Thugi}