Everything was hunky dory for the Maharaja Hari Singh Bahadur till the day we got independence. Soon after, the Maharaja was shaken by a savage tribe of raiders who appeared on the borders of his kingdom. Kashmiri leader Sheik Abdulla who was fighting for freedom from the Maharaja’s despotic rule was put under arrest. Of course, when the raiders came to the doorsteps of Kashmir Valley, the Maharaja released Sheik Abdulla and signed the Accession Treaty with India seeking help to push back the raiders. By that time, Pakistan had already occupied a part of Kashmir, now known as PoK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir). Rest is history.
