A History of Assam c12.109
A History of Assam c12.109
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c12.109
As it was found that the inhabitants of the villages near the outposts often joined in these operations, the Muhammadans found it necessary to adopt very strong measures as a deterrent. They gave out that they would put to death all the males in villages in which any wounded men were found after an engagement, and, after this exemplary punishment had been inflicted in one or two cases, the people in their immediate neighbourhood gave no further trouble.