Mahmud sipra biography of martin

The cause of death was pneumonia, she said, Sipra was divorced and leaves behind two sons, Faisal and Taimur. Dear visitor, the comments section is undergoing an overhaul and will return soon. Join our Whatsapp channel. Read more. On DawnNews. Dawn News English. Latest Stories. Commisioner that Lal Bahadur had been a tracker and a logging elephant and had never trained as a Hunting Elephant which are a breed apart.

Mahmud sipra biography of martin

More importantly given Lal Bahadur's chequered history- there was no knowing how he would react to the sound of an Elephant Gun being fired from atop his head from a howdah strapped to his back. The risk was not worth taking. Stung Col. Niblett reacted with scorn at the reasons put forward. After a wait of about two hours long after the sun had set Col.

The reaction from Lal Bahadur was predictably instant. Shrieking he threw his mahout off and then crashing through the gate house sending the sentries on guard and Niblett mahmud sipra biography of martin for their lives- he stormed off into the night and disappeared. He was found by a search party and his mahout a week later and gently coaxed back to the police lines.

Superintendent RA Khan put in his retirement papers after the incident and left Rangamati and his beloved Chittagong Hill Tracts for good. A year or so later after the incident, the Government of Pakistan received a request from the Iranian Ambassador that the Shah of Iran's younger brother, wished to go on an Elephant Hunt in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

The request was duly conveyed through the Foreign Office to the then Governor of the Province. Who was none other then one Col. Unable to refuse the request and unwilling to inform the Governor's office in Dhaka or the Foreign Office of the danger he proceeded with arrangements to welcome the Prince and his party. A rare distinction for a superannuated civil servant.

The Prince and his entourage arrived with Niblett playing host and Master of the Hunt. To the delight of the royal party- Niblett had outdone himself with the arrangements. The pomp and circumstance which greeted the royal visitors being reminiscent of the days of the Raj. The hunting party consisted of a convoy of jeeps bristling with a contingent of the Police Force- CooksGun Bearers, a Bar man- valets, drum beaters and most importantly four elephants.

None being of the hunting variety. For some inexplicable reason the Elephant Gun- which had been especially arranged for the occasion was mounted on the howdah harnessed on the back of the tallest and the most regal of all the elephants: Lal Bahadur. Feedback For webmasters. Periodicals Literature. Keyword Title Author Topic. Mahmud Sipra passes away.

Mahmud Sipra passes away. The Superintendent was too preoccupied to worry about a few poor illegal aliens who had found themselves running from the elephants straight into the arms of a Police force. Then an out of breath straggler appeared and fell into the arms of one of the police patrol. Now fully alerted to the danger, the police patrol spread out guns at the ready.

Suddenly the silence was shattered by the screaming of monkeys and birds taking to flight followed by a loud thrashing sound as a herd of about ten or twelve elephants came crashing through the thick foliage and on seeing the patrol suddenly stopped in their tracks- their massive bodies swaying, back and forth, unable to make up their minds- to charge or not to charge.

The only thing that separated them from the Police patrol was a small watering hole. A chorus of honks and grunts from the herd brought forth a loud trumpeting sound from across the pond directly in front of the police patrol and then through the trees he appeared. A huge tusker- head and shoulders above the rest and he charged at the patrol immediately.

Wading through the shallow pond towards the patrol at a furious pace- sending most of the patrol scurrying in the opposite direction. Half way into his charge the tusker stopped turned and headed towards his herd circling and nudging them back in to the trees they had emerged from. The herd obeyed and retreated into the jungle. The tusker appeared again alone this time and by the look of him he was spoiling for a fight.

This time he did something curious. He waded into the knee deep water pond again crossing it only to stop with his fore legs on the bank and his hind legs still in the water. The three stood there observing the beast as he dipped his trunk into the pond, filling it with water and again charging towards the group… abruptly stopping about 15 feet away from them and sprayed them with water from his trunk- reminiscent of the antics of another elephant in another time.

The dash through the pond had also washed away all the mud from the lower part of his legs- exposing a red and white scar on the hind leg. Still looking dangerous. Taking a few tentative steps forward first… then bending one leg he knelt and curled up his trunk in salute with a familiar honk. They were all believers now. It was a triumphant Police patrol that returned to Rangamati that night with Lal Bahadur faithfully following much to the merriment of the local populace.

He soon settled into a life of pampered ease, making the ritualistic weekly appearance on the parade ground and being the star attraction for VIPs and their children as a VIP himself. In the absence of Mars Bars-Supt. Khan asked his cook to prepare a concoction of boiled rice generously laced with molasses, honey and peanuts as a substitute. The next sign of trouble came when in a moment of unbridled hubris typical of bureaucrats Col.

Niblet decided to invite some of his British friends on an elephant hunt astride Lal Bahadur. Superintendent RA Khan gently but firmly informed the Dy. Commisioner that Lal Bahadur had been a tracker and a logging elephant and had never trained as a Hunting Elephant which are a breed apart. The risk was not worth taking. Stung Col.