[2] In 1983, Raja was killed and Gaya Kurmi surrendered, leaving the gang jointly headed by Suraj Bhan and Dadua.
[2] Dadua led the massacre in Ramu ka Purwa where he executed nine people on 20 June 1986; he suspected one of the victims, Shambhu Singh, to be a police informer.
[3] At the time of his death, his son Veer Singh Patel was the chairman of the Karwi panchayat and later became member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from Chitrakoot (2012-2017).
[citation needed] Dadua's brother Bal Kumar Patel has served as Lok Sabha MP of Mirzapur (2009-2014).
[2] Dadua was shot along with several gang members in a fight with Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police in Ailaha village near Manikpur (Chitrakoot district) on 22 July 2007.
Also His Most Trusted Gang Member Radhe told about the incident of that day, It was 22 July, Bhaiya (Dadua) was taking bath at 7 in the morning and worshiping Hanuman ji.