'File 19/116 VII (C 21) Oppression of Bahrain subjects by the ruling family: miscellaneous correspondence' [‎4r] (9/250)

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II. 3hallc Abdnlla'a ssrvanta abductad e girl^ ^ara.Her .arenta
Eft«r ae: rohing for h«r for aom« Um^laft behind one Mahanmiad
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Abd*lla.ae discovered that she v/as boing Jcept by'Abd*lla. The latter
then passed her on to m an arab of Zallaa receiving Rs 400.
Mnhamiuad Abd«lla on behalf of the parents mrde efforts to recover
the girl.He did so on payment of Hs 500 and on condition that he
himsalf married her.She was pregnant and subsequently died in child-
birth
i2 ?ho daughter of .Bin iawaileh of tio«reh waa abducted by 3haik Abdul" a
and aubae^quently turned adrift as a prostitute.
T3 'he daughter of one Zhalid bin Qaaim waa similarly abduoted.
14- Bin Kadhia brought a wife from Kowait.He w nt on busineaa to
iatif and on hia return found hia houae looted and hia wife gone.
Some time later he saw hia wife with two well inown yimps.He de
manded her return ana waa told that ahe had been hsnded over to
them to Icoa/ by Shailc Abdulla. He went to Shtiik Abdulla who then
said he could take her* Recently he comjlained in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
about the loss of hia goods, 'haiic Abdulla is aiad to hive bribed
him to leave hia name oat of the case,
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Mohamad, son of Shaiic Abdttlla endeavoured to sadwce the daughter of
Ali Doi.a well icnown merchant of I'ttharraq. He failed,but one
evening camght the girl in a side street with some of his servants
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and jested sentries at each end of the street.The girl w^s then
raped. n he father^knowing he could hope for no redress, and fearing
b j V cj all^ loss of honour for his family,endeavoured to keep the
matter qttiet,bat it is well known now,
"6. About six months ago at Tubli.Hamud bin Subah.one of the ruling
family murdered Haji Hassain Araibi, and attempted to murder his
v fe f s: ii iiughter.The latter were severely wounded.The son
though soriously ill,was sent for by the ruler ostensibly to
.ntd rogate him^snd w, 3 flung into orison.After being threatened
he was released and went to hospital till he recovered.
Recently ho was threatened with further imprisonment if he re
fused to write a document to the effect that Hamud bin Subah
did not murder hia fsther «nd wound the remainder of the family.