Bawla was with his companion Mumtaz Begum, a courtesan who had escaped the zenana of the princely state of Indore. The probe led to the toppling of a king. Listen to Story "Murder most foul, as in the ...

His female companion, Mumtaz Begum, 22, was a courtesan on the run from the harem of a princely state and had been staying with Bawla for the last few months. On the evening of the murder ...