POWERS SUSPENDED
Action Against Maharaja Of Rewa (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) NEW DELHI. Feb. 18. The powers of administration of the Maharaja of Rewa have been suspended pending an inquiry into criminal offences in which he is alleged to be implicated. The official statement is as follows: "Evidence came into the possession of the Crown representative Indicating complicity of the Maharaja of Rewa in certain criminal offences of so grave a nature that the Viceroy referred the case to a Commission of Inquiry. It is necessary to enable the case to be completed for submission to the Commission that further investigation should be made with the Rewa State. The Viceroy is convinced that such investigation could not be satisfactorily conducted while the Maharaja of Rewa remains in charge of the administration or within the State boundaries. The Viceroy considered that the Maharaja should for the time being reside outside the State and abstain from any interference with the conduct of the inquiry. As he indicated his unwillingness to acquiesce, the Viceroy suspended the Maharaja of Rewa’s powers of administration and deputed a political officer to take temporary charge of the State affairs.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLI, Issue 22202, 20 February 1942, Page 5
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191POWERS SUSPENDED Timaru Herald, Volume CLI, Issue 22202, 20 February 1942, Page 5
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