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Who is Sultana Begum who claimed ownership of Red Fort?
short by / on Monday, 5 May, 2025
Sultana Begum is the 60-year-old great-granddaughter-in-law of last Mughal emperor in India, Bahadur Shah Zafar II, who lives in extreme poverty in a slum in Howrah near Kolkata. Begum had demanded possession of Red Fort on grounds she is a direct descendant of the original owners of the historical monument – the Mughal emperors. She filed a plea in Supreme Court.
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