Considering their numbers, their catch was not extraordinary--particularly when you consider that they were not in the least fastidious, but took anybody they could get, whether rich or poor, and sometimes even killed children.

Now and then they killed women, but it was considered sinful to do it, and unlucky.

The "season" was six or eight months long.

One season the half dozen Bundelkand and Gwalior gangs aggregated 712 men, and they murdered 210 people.

One season the Malwa and Kandeish gangs aggregated 702 men, and they murdered 232.