He took a carbine from one of his troopers and deliberately, with his own hand, shot to death his unarmed and unresisting captives.“People keep coming here to ask about Zeenat Mahal, its history, why I don’t get it renovated… they don’t see that I have nothing… sometimes, not even enough money and energy to cook. On September 22nd, three of the Shahzadas, sons of the king, were captured by Captain Hodson, and executed on the spot. King’s sons killedĪfter the assault on Delhi had been brought to a successful issue on September 20th, Hodson’s horse was employed in following up the retreat of the enemy from the city, succeeded in capturing the King of Delhi.
A steamer is to be dispatched to Suez today to convey news of this very serious rebellion at home. The probability is that Delhi already is in the hands of troops from that station. placed upon the imperial musnud in the person of the son of the Emperor of Delhi and proclaimed King of India.Īt Umballa, at Meerut and at Lucknow, the flames of insurrection are raging with great fury. Intelligence has reached Bombay, that the mutiny. On August 24, 1858, the court pronounced Bahadur Shah guilty and ordered his transportation to Rangoon. The king’s defence, the paper reports, was feeble and claimed that he was “the victim of circumstances” and he blamed his son Mirza Mughal for his “forged” signature on most of the parwanas. Apparently, Bahadur Shah’s signature didn’t figure on this paper. This document, the prosecution, said “is the only one in the heap in which the spirit of mercy and kindness to Europeans can be traced”. A while later, the prosecution demonstrated a document urging the king not to allow the mass killings of European and women and children sheltered at Red Fort. He “endeavoured, by voice and gestures, to impress the court of his innocence”.
The next day, Bahadur Shah came to court at 11am with his wakil. The court was occupied with these documents during the reading of which the prisoner appeared to be dozing and contemplating his toes”. All documents displayed in court bore “the prisoner’s signature. There were charges connected to the “new reign” of Bahadur Shah and the claim that it would last till the world lasted and the massacre of European women and children in Red Fort. The charges read out in court were myriad – from the depredations of the rebels, excesses of the princes, to the disposal of liquor. He declared himself profoundly ignorant of the charges, although a translated copy of them was read to him some 20 days previous. There was some delay in explaining it to him.
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