The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20
HINDU SOLDIER BANDITS
HOW MAJIDULLAH, DUFFADAn. cor
EHBN VIII GOLAB EINGH

Court Decree PrudentIy Not Enforced
for Fourteen Years A Deceptive
Payment. Followed by q sepoy d.
coity-Aiibts ana . Telltale Message,
FrOm ns kadra, STANDARD.
The story OF an extraordinary dacoity was
unfoIded In appeal before the High Court
on Tuesday. Four persons had been SEN
fenced at Moradabad to ten years. rfgor-
Gus imprisonment for dacoity at the house
OF one Golab Singh. a money lender. The
appellants were: Majidullah, Lance Dufra-
dar In tho Eighth Bengal Cavalry; Kamir.
ud-din. described as trader OF Barellly.
but known only as a dacoit; Zamin Shah,
soldier In the Rampur State Cavalry: Ma
homed Raak, Rampur State Artillery. The
principal witness was Aziz Mahomed Khan,
Lance-Duftadar and Orderly to the Col.
onel 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 sambhaI.
Moradahad District. and It was hero the
dacoity took place. Golab Singh has q
money lending business, and had O bond
against the mother and sister of MatiduIlnh-
About fourteen years ago he sued on this
bond. and obtained a decree, and about
four years ago he managed to ges tho prop.
erty Of these ladies sold up; It beng pur~
chased by his (Golab Singh's) VITA ThaY
never obtained possession Of the property
because whenever Golab Singh msntfoned
the matter Majidullah threatened to Kill
him. Golab Singh also obtained decrees
against two male relations Of MatiduIlah.
In execution OF these decrees he caused
their property to be put up for sale on
September 20. 1898. On that day. however.
rupees LIS was paid to him on account of
the debtors, and the sale was put on. Ths
same day, Golab Singh being then ut the
place where the sale was to have BEEN
held received a telegram saying his house
had been robbed.
At this point the story b tnhsn - nT
the approver. Asix Mahomed Khan upon
whose confession the case mainly rcsted-
He was nrst approached By Matsduriah
about ak weeks before the occurrsncoI,
Msjidullah told him that Golab Singh had
ruined him. and asked him TO aasist haY
killing Golab. After some damur hs eOrs*
scented, and some details having been erAi
ranged he obtained several days leave and
went to his homo However. for some ren-
son or other the dacoity did not como ON
then, and at the end Of his leave Axt1
returned to his regiment Then fresh ar-
engagements were made, and MajiduIlah tal6
Aziz that a few days before the dscoat1i
took place he would arrange to have q
telegram sent to Axis purportins to come
from his brother, Ghause Mahomsd KhaaS
a thanadar, to the effect that his (AKts'H)
ha r<vRalA Nh
to the Colonel and 80 get leave This ar.
rangement was carried out. ASin got
telegram from Rampur to the OBJECT that
thieves had broken into his house, and
asking him to come at once. II pwported
to be sent by his brother. Ghause Mhhomsd
Khan. He took 1t to the Colonel. and %
got three days leave.
A band Of eight men eventually reached
sambhal (thres Of them have nos yoS oee@
caughD. They were all armed to the teeths
and four were dressed In uniform hAudul<
Iah and Kamruddin In the uniform OF tha
Eighth B. C. They went to Gohb Sansnb
house, and to some extent Il-treGtsd inc
women, though none of them were se1ior1fH
hurt Finding Golab Singh absent, thay lootS
ed the place and took away large quantfttee
of cash and valuahles. Golab Sing stated hfH
loss at nearly rupees $4,000. craeksrs and
arms were let of to brighten people. but The
arms were not used against any oue po1
liceman sent from the municipal CutposS
about 100 PAGES away to see what Va ne
matter was threatened and went away. He
went of to the thana at Sambhal and htd
information of what was going on. and a.
officer was sent from the thanA, but whsA
he arrived the dacoits had decampSd Tha3
went across country to Chandausa. VhrS
they put up at q room in the serai, md thsrN
divided the spofls Curiousfy enough, IN The
next room to them at the sarai were q thnnAA
dar and q boy, but the police offfeer enS&
nothing Of what vas going on nsxt dooe.
After the men had left the serai the ssR1s<
keeper went and gnvo information to. the
police The latter were too late to cnteh tn
dacoits at Chandausi Majidullah was track
cd to Aligath and there arrested with money
and valuables subsequently, identified tn hip
possession. Kamruddfn and Azis parted ana
the latter having hidden his share Of the
spoil returned to his regiment and ny low.
Then Kamruddin was arrested. add money
and yaluables were found in his possession
From what these two men said the house OF
Zamin Shah was searched. and this ecarch
was the undoins OF AEil For he had lsnt
his haversack to Zamin Shah to carry home
his share Of the booty. and among tia props
erty found In Zamin's house was tho haver-
sack which contained the telegram to ALfn
on the strength OF which he had obtained
leave. He had not hitherto been suspeeteds
but, being arrested. he elected to become apA
prpver and took the police 10 tho place
wtbre his share Of the booty was hidden.
All the men attempted to prove a1iois. one
Of the Rampur men by means Of palpabfg
forged evidence in tho regtmenta CALENDAR
showing him on parade at certain time.
MaJidulah's abb was most elaborate ana
artistic He had been IN quite another dt-
rection to try and arrange for his transfsG
to another regiment On his way back kO
met a man who gnve him rupees 126 to buy q
caster from the regiment-(thts to account
for the possession Of money!. The man how
ever, had only rupees 120 and borrowed rlH~
PEGS s from another man. and the man who
lent the rupees Was brought as a witness 40
10 a bona-hde transaction having taken place
The Sessions Judge. however brushed all
these allbis aside convicted all four meme
and sentenced them TO ten years rigorous
imprisonment, a sentence now confirmed u
ha IJIph Court