MUMTAZ BEGUM CASE
THE CONDEMNED INDIANS. LEAVE TO APPEAL RET "USED. Proas Association—Bv Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October 26. The Privy Council refused leave to appeal in the case of the Indians who were sentenced to death in connection with the Mumtaz Begum case.—a and N.Z. Cable. Mumtaz Begum was formerly a Court favourite of the Maharajah of Indore, but later she became the favourite of Abdul Bawla, a wealthy member of the Bombay Corporation. While under his protection an attempt was made to abduct her, but this was foiled by the timely arrival of four British officers, who rescued the girl, but were unable to save Bawla, who was shot dead. The outrage was of ■ a particularly desperate character, the girl herself being severely gashed in the face with a knife, and one of the British officers being wounded. A second attempt was made to abduct Mumtaz while she was on her way to hospital. Of the nine men accused in connection with the murder of Bawla, three were sentenced to death and four to life transportation. Two were acquitted
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19622, 28 October 1925, Page 7
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