Quick Info
| Profession | Former Journalist, Former Politician |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 04/11/1968 |
| Age | 57 years |
| Birthplace | Village Pachdahi, Madhubani, Bihar |
| Hometown | Madhubani, Bihar |
Latest News about Brajesh Thakur
01/01/2025
Brajesh Thakur, along with associates Shaista Praveen and Krishna Kumar, was acquitted in a case involving eleven missing women and four missing girls due to lack of evidence. Despite this acquittal, Thakur continues to serve a life imprisonment sentence for the sexual and physical assault of girls at the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home, convicted in January 2020.
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Bio/Wiki
| Other Name | Hunter Wale Uncle |
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| Note | The girls in the shelter home used to call him hunter wale uncle as he used to beat the girls with hunter. |
| Infamous For | Being the main accused in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Case (2018) |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 170 cm (1.70 m or 5’ 7”) |
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| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Caste | Bhumihar |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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Family
| Father | Radha Mohan Thakur (teacher at the Hari Narayan Government Primary School on Club Road in Muzaffarpur and founder of Pratah Kamal newspaper) |
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| Mother | Manorama Devi (health worker/auxiliary nurse midwife in a village) |
| Siblings | Brother: Rajesh Thakur (younger) |
| Spouse | Kumari Asha (teacher at R S College, Muzaffarpur) |
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Career
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Style Quotient
| Car Collection | In 2018, he had two SUVs with VIP numbers including a Fortuner. |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Brajesh Thakur, a former Indian journalist and politician, was arrested in 2018 by the Bihar police in connection with the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Case. | |
| 2. His father utilized their newspaper for personal gains, engaging in blackmail and connections with politicians. | |
| 3. A prominent figure in Muzaffarpur, his father eventually became the chairman of the All India Small and Medium News Papers Society. | |
| 4. Despite claiming a circulation of 60,000 for Pratah Kamal, the newspaper only sold 300 copies per day to secure funding. | |
| 5. Brajesh Thakur faced defeat in the 1995 and 2000 assembly elections from the Kurhani assembly seat in Muzaffarpur. | |
| 6. His NGOs, including Balika Griha, were embroiled in controversies involving sexual assaults on girls. | |
| 7. A 2018 TISS survey revealed abuses in Thakur's NGO, leading to the rescue of 42 girls. | |
| 8. In January 2020, a Delhi court convicted him and sentenced him to life imprisonment for criminal conspiracy, causing hurt, abetment, failure to report offences under POCSO Act, and cruelty to children under Juvenile Justice Act. | |
| 9. In 2024, he was acquitted along with two associates in a separate SC-ST case due to lack of evidence, but remains in jail serving life sentence from the 2020 conviction. | |
| 10. In 2025, he was acquitted along with two associates in a separate case related to missing women and girls due to lack of evidence, but remains in jail serving a life sentence from the 2020 conviction. |