Raja Qadir Baksh Khan

Raja Qadir Baksh Khan was assassinated on the orders of the Hindu Dogra rulers of Kashmir. The Sikh assassin who was promised a gold bangle as a reward lay in wait as Raja Qadir Baksh Khan descended on horseback from the hilltop village of Bratla. On reaching the bottom of the hill, Raja Qadir Baksh Khan dismounted from his horse at which point the assassin who had been hiding sprang from behind and beheaded him with a single strike from his sword. The assassin ran but did not manage to get very far let alone take reward of the gold bangle before he was tracked down by the Mangral men of Bratla. A spear was thrown at him from a height and a distance of AbOUT 100 ft which cut his arm off at the shoulder. He was then cut to pieces and his flesh wrapped in rags was brought back to Bratla and fed to the village dogs. Shaheed Raja Qadir Baksh Khan lies in a Martyr's (unmade) grave at the highest point at the top of Bratla Village. The place of assassination at the foot of the hill is marked by the placing of a giant boulder.