According to him Raja Ram Baksh was keen to escape because he feared British retribution for the killing of several officers in his village Shiva temple.
When Rana Beni Madho arrived at his village with the British in hot pursuit, Ram Baksh left telling the Rana there was enough food in his fort for three to four years should his army be besieged.
Dhaundiya Kheda had been witness to a macabre incident when some British officers (including Sir Mowbrey Thomas who later wrote about the killings and identified the culprits) arrived while fleeing the rebels.
