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
| Date of Birth | 04/11/1968 |
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| Birthplace | Village Pachdahi, Madhubani, Bihar |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| 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
| 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. | |
| His father utilized their newspaper for personal gains, engaging in blackmail and connections with politicians. | |
| A prominent figure in Muzaffarpur, his father eventually became the chairman of the All India Small and Medium News Papers Society. | |
| Despite claiming a circulation of 60,000 for Pratah Kamal, the newspaper only sold 300 copies per day to secure funding. | |
| Brajesh Thakur faced defeat in the 1995 and 2000 assembly elections from the Kurhani assembly seat in Muzaffarpur. | |
| His NGOs, including Balika Griha, were embroiled in controversies involving sexual assaults on girls. | |
| A 2018 TISS survey revealed abuses in Thakur's NGO, leading to the rescue of 42 girls. |
