Jan 22, 2024, 03:13 PM IST
Here are a few names of the deadliest female criminals across the world.
Phoolan Devi, a notorious Indian woman, was charged with 48 crimes, including murders, plunder, arson, and kidnapping.
Sherafiyah Lewthwaite, widow of 7/7 bomber Germaine Lindsay, is a highly sought-after terrorism suspect accused of causing over 400 deaths.
Bonnie Parker, part of the notorious 1930s Bonnie and Clyde duo, was killed in a police ambush, and their crimes were featured in Arthur Penn's 1967 film and 2013 mini-series.
Seema Parihar, involved in over 70 killings, 200 kidnappings, and 30 lootings, surrendered in 2000. Post-crime, she appeared in Wounded: The Bandit Queen, contested elections, and appeared on Bigg Boss.
Griselda Blanco, known as La Dama de la Mafia, was a notorious Colombian drug lord involved in over 200 murders, and was later shot twice in Medellín.
Maria Licciardi, leader of the Camorra crime syndicate in Naples, was involved in the murder of over 100 people in 1999 due to a heroin dispute.
Shashikala Ramesh Patankar, known as Baby, became a notorious drug peddler in Mumbai after giving up her milk seller job. After dealing drugs for decades and collecting over Rs 100 crore, she was arrested in 2015.
Enedina Arellano Felix, the world's first female Mexican drug lord, is the main lady of the Tijuana Cartel, responsible for the deadliest days of drug violence in Mexico history, according to the DEA.