Biography

Brijesh Singh is an influential politician from Eastern Uttar Pradesh (Purvanchal). He is also known for his long criminal records; ranging from kidnapping to murder.He was born into a landlord Thakur family in Dharauhara village of Varanasi where he spent most of his childhood.Brijesh was brilliant at studies, and he passed his intermediate examination with excellent marks.To make a career in the field of science, he took admission in a B.Sc. course at a college in Varanasi; however, he was destined to become a criminal; as his father was killed by his political rivals, and Brijesh had to left his studies mid-way. An Old Photo of Brijesh Singh.Brijeshs father, Raghunath Singh was an employee in Ghazipurs irrigation department. Besides being an irrigation employee, his father was also active in local politics. On 27 August 1984, Raghunath Singh was murdered by the Harihar and Panchu gang who were his political rivals.Brijesh Singh, who was pursuing a bachelors degree in science in Varanasi, took vows to take vengeance for his fathers murder, and he decided to quit his studies, and hence, Brijesh Singh entered the world of crime on the pretext of revenge of his fathers murder.After waiting for almost a year, Brijesh Singh got a chance to kill one of the main accused involved in his fathers murder, Harihar Singh. On 27 May 1985, Brijesh killed Harihar Singh in broad daylight. An F.I.R. was lodged against Brijesh Singh, which became the first FIR in his career.According to sources, before killing Harihar Singh, he had touched his feet and also gifted him a shawl.His next target was the Gram Pradhan of Dharauhara village, Raghunath who was killed by Brijesh in the court premises of Ghazipur in broad daylight. Brijesh used AK-47 to kill Raghunath, and it was the first time in Eastern Uttar Pradesh that a murder had been executed by using AK-47.After Raghunaths murder, the local administration started taking various measures to curb gang wars, including encounters. During one such encounter, Panchu Singh (who was involved in the murder of Brijesh Singhs father) was also killed.