[GOPJ]

... also known as tuggee refers to the acts of thugs, an organized gang of professional assassins. The Thugs travelled in groups across India for several hundred years. They were devoted to Kali, a Hindu goddess associated with violence, sexuality, and more recently, empowerment.[1]

Interesting - thanks for the link.

[tet68]

Thugee, they were noted for mingling with travelers
on the road, befriending them and then strangling and
robbing them in out of the way spots. Their tool of choice was a silk scarf with a rupee coin knotted in one corner which could be whipped around an unsuspecting victims throat.

Kind of like democrats is some regard.