When under the influence of Pandurang Shastri of the Swadhyay movement her husband Sarman had bid farewell to arms and crime.

But in December 1986, her husband was shot dead by Kala Keshav gang owing to old rivalry.

[7] Police records reveal that in the late 80s and early 90s, her gang had about 525 criminal cases lodged against it at its peak.

[8] Her period of operation started during the 1980s and lasted for about a decade, until she was made to relocate to Rajkot.

In December 2002, she filed her nomination to contest the election from the Kutiyana assembly seat but later withdrew in favor of the Indian National Congress candidate.