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Did Maulvi Mohammad Baqar Fight for India

Did Maulvi Mohammad Baqar fight for India or against India?

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That is a painting of blowing up of Namdhari Kuka Sikhs who had revolted against cow slaughter in 1872 (notice white turban). It is falsely being claimed to be of Maulvi Mohammad Baqar.

Claim: Maulvi Mohammad Baqar started the first Urdu newspaper from New Delhi “Akhbar-uzz-zafar”. He was killed by blowing him through a cannon’s mouth by Britishers for anti-British reporting.

Source: https://twitter.com/inderjeetbarak/status/1282883137748430849

Fact: Baqar was a British spy who leaked out secrets during the 1857 war.

He was lobbying hard to open the Delhi gates and invite British

Source: https://twitter.com/TIinExile/status/1283040585994174467