A partition story between India and Pakistan and the Nizam of Hyderabad turned into a long drawn 70-year-old legal battle. The dispute was over an enormous amount of wealth — 35 million pounds to be precise that has been stuck in a UK bank account for years. Finally on 2 October 2019, there's been a breakthrough and for now India is on the winning side.
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Today's episode is going to be history-laden since we’re talking about the Hyderabad funds. India and the heirs of Osman Ali, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad on one side, and Pakistan on the other side, have been laying claims to a sum of money deposited by the Nizam in a NatWest Bank. Recently, the High Court of UK ruled in favor of India and the two descendants of Osman Ali Khan.
What was the case all about? Why did it take so long to resolve it? And what does partition have to do with it? Tune in to The Big Story for more!