Ali Bahadur II was the brother of Rani Lakshmi Bai. – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion
Today the death of Rani Lakshmi Bai, who took iron from the British means 06 Death anniversary is on June. Maharani Lakshmibai, the heroine of the freedom struggle had a special relationship with Sehore. There is also a family in Sehore whose forefathers supported Maharani Lakshmi Bai. Former manager of Oilseeds Association Afaq Ali Bahadur, a descendant of Nawab Banda, has told that Kalpi was a part of Banda princely state. The then Nawab Ali Bahadur of that place also met with the Rani of Jhansi along with his five thousand army and fought with the British. 18 june 1857 had a battle with Brigadier Smith near Gwalior. In which Rani Veergati of Jhansi was received. There the queen was cremated in the cottage of Baba Gangadas under the supervision of Nawab Ali Bahadur. The reason for this was that the queen had tied a rakhi to Ali Bahadur. For this reason, for the honor of his sister, he renounced the Nawabi’s fascination and fought against the British. 1687056932 After the release of the queen of Jhansi, revolutionaries like Nawab Ali Bahadur and Tatya Tope went to many princely states but no one helped them due to the fear of the British. In the end, Nawab Ali Bahadur surrendered to the British in the fort of Rajgarh. On the other hand, father of Afaq Ali Bahadur, late Nawab Saif Ali Bahadur used to tell that after going to the state, Nawab Ali Bahadur along with his family and soldiers were camping in the forest near Betul via Sagar, Narsinghpur, Lakhnadon, Chhindwara. . During this, he sought help from Bhopal State and Indore State. As soon as it was heard, the British surrounded it and got it surrendered. Court martial was done in Mhow. That’s why Maharaja Holkar of Indore intervened and settled him in Indore. The Maharaja of Banaras took Nawab Ali Bahadur with him to Banaras. Where he died of heart attack. Descendants of Banda family 1687056932 came to Sehore who are still living in Banda compound located in Gohapura town. ,