▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁season ▁and ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁may ▁have ▁intended ▁to ▁follow . ▁Instead , ▁Mans ur ▁Kh uchar ▁discovered ▁that ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁had ▁attempted ▁to ▁trick ▁him ▁into ▁providing ▁more ▁money ▁and ▁had ▁repeatedly ▁li ed ▁to ▁him ; ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁he ▁took ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁to ▁Bomb ay ▁High ▁Court , ▁ins isting ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁rep a id ▁the ▁money ▁l ent ▁to ▁him . ▁This ▁action ▁kept ▁him ▁in ▁India ▁throughout ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁England , ▁where ▁his ▁absence ▁was ▁noted ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁explained . ▁ ▁Su cc ession ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁good ▁health , ▁J ass aj i ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁after ▁developing ▁a ▁fe ver ▁two ▁weeks ▁previously . ▁Although ▁no ▁surv iving ▁papers ▁suggest ▁f oul ▁play , ▁according ▁to ▁Simon ▁Wil de ▁there ▁is ▁circumst ant ial ▁evidence ▁that ▁J ass aj i ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁poison ed ; ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁later ▁r uler ▁of ▁N aw an agar ▁believed ▁that ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁had ▁pl otted ▁J ass aj i ' s ▁murder . ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁preced ent , ▁British ▁officials ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁decision ▁over ▁his ▁successor ▁for ▁six ▁months . ▁The ▁three ▁major ▁claim