Shaheed Raja Qadir Baksh Khan
Shaheed Raja Qadir Baksh Khan was the Mangral tribal chief of Bratla and was assassinated on the orders of the Hindu Dogra rulers of Kashmir.
The Sikh assassin who had been promised a reward of gold bracelets 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 behind bushes sprang from behind and beheaded Raja Qadir Baksh 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 bracelets he had been promised 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 100ft 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.
The body of 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.
And do not say about those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead". Nay, they are alive, but you are not aware (of that).
Qur'an 2: 154. SURAH AL-BAQARA (THE COW)
