The young Raja died soon after; and his father, when he resumed the
reins of government, wishing to remove the new minister, got him
assassinated by Gambhir Singh, another feudal Rajput baron, who, as
his reward, received in his turn the seals of office. This man was a
most atrocious villain, and employed the public establishments of his
chief to plunder travellers on the high road. In 1833 his followers
robbed four men, who were carrying treasure to the amount of ten
thousand rupees from Sagar to Jhansi through Tehri, and intended to
murder them; but, by the sagacity of one of the party, and a lucky
accident, they escaped, made their way back to Sagar, and complained
to the magistrate.[3] The[4] minister discovered the nature of their
burdens as they lodged at Tehri on their way, and sent after them a
party of soldiers, with orders to put them in the bed of a rivulet
that separated the territory of Orchha from that of the Jhansi Raja.
One of the treasure party discovered their object; and, on reaching
the bank of the rivulet in a deep grass jungle, he threw down his
bundle, dashed unperceived through the grass, and reached a party of
travellers whom he saw ascending a hill about half a mile in advance.
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