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When Rai Singh learnt that Karam Chand had escaped to Delhi, he swore indignantly and rowed vengeance on him and we shall see later on how keenly he felt his discomfiture and frustration
While Karam Chand was a refugee at Delhi, a cur ious incident occured at Bhatner which gave him an opportunity of avenging himself on Rai Singh It is not, however, certain whether or not he took advan tage of it. In A D 1597, while Rai Singh was staying at Bhatner, a place in his territory, Nasir Khan, father in law of the Emperor happened to come there The Raja appointed Teja Bagor to look after the comfort of his illustrious guest Teja entertained his guest in a manner which was quite unique and novel While the Khan was taking a stroll, Teja pretended to be made and belaboured him with shoes The Khan hastened to Delhi and complained of this outrage to Akbar The emperor called upon the Raja to surrender the offender to him, but the latter blankly refused to do so This enraged the Emperor who dispossessed Rai Singh of his jagir of Bhatner and instead coferred it on his (Rais) son Dalpat Singh We do not know for certain whether haram Chand actually espoused the cause of the aggrieved Khan at the court, but all the same Rai Singh believed that he had done so an impression which tended to intensify still deeper the already exis ting bitterness between the Raja and his late minister
