The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-21
HINDO SOLDIER BANDITS
HOW MAJIDULLAH, DUFFAD1U U, GOT EVEN WITH GOL4B SINGH.
Court Decree Prudentiy Not Enforced for Fourteen Years--A Deceptive Pay ment, Followed by sepoy Dacoify'

for Fourteen Years--A Deceptive Pay
 ment, Followed by n Sepoy Dacoity.
 The story of an extraordinary dacoity was unfoded in appeal before the High court on Tuesday Four persons had been sentenced at Moradabad to ten years rigorous imprisonment for dacoi- ty at the house of one Golab Singh, money lender. The appellants were: Majidullah, Lance-Duffadar in the Eighth Bengal Cavalry; Kamir-ud-din, described as trader of Bareilly, but known only as dacoit; Zamin shah soldier in the ampur State Cavalry; Mahomed Rahk, Rampur state Artil- lery. The principal witness was Aziz Mahomed Khan Duffadar, and orderly to the colonel of the Eighth Bengal Cavalry, who took part in the dacoity, and gave his evidence as an approver after receiving a pardon.
 The residence of Golab Singh is at Sarai Turin, two and one-half miles from Sambhal, Moradabad district, and it was here the dacoity took place. Go- lab Singh has a-money-lending busl- ness and had bond against the moth CT and sister of Majidullah. About fourteen years ago he sued on this bond, and obtained a decree, and about four years ago he managed to get the property of these ladies sold up; 1t be- ing purchased by his (Golab Singh's) wife. They never obtained possession of the property, because whenever Co., lab Singh mentioned the matter Maji- dullah threatened to kill him. Golah Singh also obtained decrees against two male relations of Majidullah. In execu- tion of these decrees he caused their property to be put up for sale on Sep tember 20, 1898. On that day. however, rupees 1,175 was paid to him on account of the debtors and the sale was put off The same day, Golab Singh being then at the place where the sale was to have been held received a telegram saying his house had been robbed.
 At this point the story is taken up by the approver, Aziz Mahomed Khan, upon whose confession the case mainly rested. He was first approached by Majdullah about six weeks before the occurrence. Majidullah told him that Golab Singh had ruined him, and asked him to assist in killing Golah. After some demur he consented, and some de- tails having been arranged he obtained several days leave and went to his home. However, for some reason or other the dacoity did not come off then, and at the end of his leave Aziz re- turned to his regiment Then fresh ar engagements were made, and Majidulah told Aziz that a few days before the dacoty took place he would arrange to have a telegram sent to Aziz purport- ing to come from his brother, Ghause Mahomed Khan, a thanadar, to the ef- feet that his (Aziz's) house had been robbed This he could show to the col onel and so get leave This arrange ment was carried out. Aziz got tele- gram from Rampur to the effect that thieves had broken into his house, and, asking him to come at once. It purport- ed to be sent by his brother, Ghause Mahomed Khan. He took it to the col onel and so got three days leave.
 A band of eight men eventually reached Sambhal (three of them have not yet been caughD. They were all armed to the teeth and four were dressed in uniform-Majidu and Kamruddin in the uniform of the Eighth B. c. They went to Golab Singh's house, and to some extent ill., treated the women, though none of them were seriously hurt. Finding Co., lab Singh absent, they footed the place and took away large quantities of cash and valuabes. Golab Sing stated his loss at nearly fourteen thousand rupees. Crackers and arms were let off to frighten people, but the arms were not used against any one. A policeman sent from the municipal outpost about one hundred paces away to see what was the matter was threatened and went away He went off to the thana at Sambhal and laid information of what was going on, and an officer was sent from the thana but when he arrived the dacoits had decamped. They went across country to Chandausi. where they put up at a room in the serai, and there divided the spells. Curlously enough, In the next room to them at the sarai were a thanadar and boy, but the police officer knew nothing Of what was going on next door.
 After the men had left the sera1 the serai-keeper went and gave information to the police. The lattef were too ldte to catch the dacoits at Chandausi. Majidullah was tracked to Aligath and there arrested with money and valua- bles subsequently, identified in his pos session. Kamruddn and Aziz parted, and the latter having hidden his share of the spoil returned to his regiment and lay low. Then Kamruddin was ar rested, and money and valuables were found in his possession. From what these two men said the house of Zamin Shah was searched and this search was the undoing of Aziz. For he had lent his haversack to Zamin Shah to carry home his share of the booty, and among the property found in Zamin's house was the haversack which contained the telegram to Aziz on the strength of which he had obtained leave. He had not hitherto been suspected, but, being arrested. he elected to become approver, and took the police to the place where his share of the booty was hidden.
 All the men attempted to prove alibis, one of the Rampur men by means or palpably forged evidence in the regl- mental calendar showing him on pa rade at a certain tme Malluullan