▁to ▁eng age ▁the ▁Mar á th ás , ▁and ▁retired ▁to ▁Camb ay . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime ▁the ▁g arrison ▁of ▁Bar oda , ▁hop eless ▁of ▁succ our , ▁surrender ed ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁since ▁that ▁day ▁Bar oda ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁G á ik w ár ▁family ▁until ▁independence ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Since ▁J aw án ▁M ard ▁Kh án ' s ▁capture ▁of ▁Bh áv sing h ▁of ▁V í ram g ám , ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁much ▁dis lik ed . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁Rat ans ing h ▁B hand á ri , ▁the ▁deput y ▁vic ero y , ▁transferred ▁him ▁to ▁K adi ▁and ▁V ij ap ur , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁place ▁appointed ▁Sher ▁Kh án ▁B á bi , ▁whose ▁father ▁Muhammad ▁Sal áb át ▁Kh án ▁B á bi ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁popular ▁governor ▁of ▁V í ram g ám . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁D han r ú p ▁B hand á ri , ▁governor ▁of ▁Pet l ád , ▁died , ▁and ▁the ▁farm ▁of ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁N adi ad , ▁Ar har - M át ar , ▁Pet l ád , ▁and ▁Mah ud ha ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁M om ín ▁Kh án . ▁Mul la ▁Muhammad ▁Á li ▁managed ▁to ▁write ▁letters ▁from ▁his ▁conf in ement ▁at ▁Sur at ▁to ▁the ▁N iz ám ; ▁and ▁as ▁that ▁chief ▁was ▁now ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁Sur