A History of Assam c14.51

c14.51

The following incident shows this even more clearly:—While Macgregor was encamped at Koliābar he sent a nāik with four men to arrest Sinduri Hāzarika, the leader of the Moāmariās in Nowgong. The nāik returned without effecting his object, and reported that Sinduri was surrounded by one thousand armed men, who announced their determination to oppose his arrest. This explanation was held to be inadequate; and the nāik was court-martialled, and sentenced to reduction to the ranks for a month. It is only fair to add that Captain Welsh refused to confirm this sentence.