(from the article `India`) ...portion of the plain, where there are gullied badlands centring on the Chambal River. That area has long been famous for harbouring violent gangs ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/1
Da·coit' (dȧ*koit') noun [ Hind. dakait , dākāyat .] One of a class of robbers, in India, who act in gangs. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/1
The Dacoits were Burmese guerrillas who fled to the hills and jungle after the overthrow of Burma in 1886, and waged a desultory campaign against the British for several years. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXD.HTM