Gucchu pani, Dehradun, river flowing inside the cave
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| Continent | Asia |
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| Region | Dehradun, India |
| Coordinates | 30°22′31″N 78°03′35″E / 30.3754146°N 78.059761°E / 30.3754146; 78.059761 |
Robber's Cave (locally known as Guchhu pani), located near Sahasradhara (thousand fold spring), is a river cave formation in Himalaya, located approximately 8 km from the centre of Dehradun CityinUttarakhand state of India. The cave is about 600 metres long, and divided into two main parts. The cave has a highest fall of about 10 metres. In the central part there is a fort wall structure which is now broken.[1] It consists of an extremely narrow gorge formed in a conglomerate limestone area on Doon Valley's Dehra plateau.[2]
It is a natural cave formation where rivers flow inside the cave. The place is a popular tourist spot and which is now being maintained by Uttarakhand State. Local bus services are available up to Anarwala Village, from where it is a kilometre's trek away.[1][3]
Guchhu pani is situated in a vast limestone area in the Dehra plateau in Dehradun. Gucchu pani (robber's Cave) is a narrow gorge also known as Nero Gauge Cave, the area is an example of chosen stone construction. It is believed by the locals that the place was used by robbers in the late 1800s to hide from the British Raj and store their loots. Due to the natural and local condition of this cave, it was easiest for the robbers to hide here. Labyrinth caves were suitable for robbers to hide here, which is why it came to be known as robber's Cave.[4]
