▁aid ▁of ▁some ▁Arab s ▁and ▁R oh illas ▁exp elled ▁the ▁Mar á tha ▁g arrison ▁and ▁prepared ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁fort ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁account . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁R ango ji ▁demanded ▁that ▁a ▁tower ▁in ▁Á h med áb ád , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁raised ▁a ▁story ▁by ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁Mar á tha ▁deput y ▁at ▁the ▁Jam ál pur ▁gate , ▁should ▁be ▁reduced ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁height . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁he ▁suggested ▁that ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁and ▁he , ▁unit ing ▁their ▁forces , ▁should ▁advance ▁and ▁exp el ▁Bh áv sing h ▁from ▁V í ram g ám . ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁agreed ▁to ▁both ▁propos als . ▁The ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁tower ▁was ▁pulled ▁down , ▁and ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁and ▁R ango ji , ▁march ing ▁against ▁V í ram g ám , ▁laid ▁sie ge ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁Bh áv sing h ▁made ▁a ▁gall ant ▁defence , ▁and ▁M om ín ▁Kh án , ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁sorry ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁in ▁difficulties , ▁after ▁a ▁time ▁left ▁them ▁and ▁march ed ▁to ▁K adi ▁and ▁V ij á pur ▁to ▁le vy ▁t ribute . ▁R ango ji ▁continued ▁the ▁sie ge , ▁and ▁as ▁Bh áv sing h ▁saw ▁that ▁even ▁without ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁the ▁Mar á tha ▁army ▁was ▁sufficient ▁to ▁reduce