SHOIBULLAH KHAN, EDITOR . IMROZ NEWS PAPER. IN NIZAM'S STATE OF HYDERABAD.. MARTYR.. 1948.

He was the editor of urdu news paper IMROZ published from Hyderabad in Nizams state. He was a fearless journalist and he did not subscribe to the policies of Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, fatehJung, Sipah salar, KCSI ruler of the princely state of Hyderabad. NIZAM was hoping to remain as an indepenent sovereign and head of Hyderabad state I. E Osmanistan. He refused to merge with Indian union. On June 11, 1947 He declared independence . Shoebullah khan boldly criticised nizams policy and Razakar actions in the state in his news paper. Kasim Razvi the chief of Razakar bands declared earlier at a function held at Sagar talkies in Hyderabad that the right hand of those would be chopped off who wrote against nizam and MIM, the party of Razakars. On the night of 22_23 Aug 1948,

Shoiubulla khan who was returning home from his press was attacked by hoodlums and his right palm was chopped off while three men pumped three bullets into him. He died at Osmania hospital on 23 August 1948 at night. Murder of Shoebullah khan accelerated action by Indian union and Indian Army directed by sardar patel invaded along with armoured fighting vehicles like Shermas and stuart tanks of WW II vintage. They entered the Hyderabad state from four fronts on sept 13 , 1948 and in matter of a week plus, the Hyderabad state surrendered unconditionally. 3000 Razakars were shot dead in the operation along with some troops of Hyderabad army. This was called police action. Kasim razvi, laik Ali the Prime minister and DGP police and many others, were arrested and imprisoned . Razvi was later tried for murder of shoebullah khan and bibinagar dacoity by a special court comprising of three judges from different faiths.. He was acquitted of murder charge reportedly due to lack of evidence but was, sentenced for ten years RI for the dacoity case. Razvi no doubt held the threat to those opposing Nizam and MIM. In any other country, Razvi would have been summarily executed for his deeds . We developed weak knees infact. Razakar crimes are well known all over and Razvi was its commander self styled as Field marshal. He served the sentence at pune and after release, migrated to Pakistan immediately where he died later. He was a lawyer by profession  and was a man of darkest deeds in former Hyderabad state. Sadly Osman shah the Nizam 7  promoted Razvi and blindly followed Razivs advice. Razvi  shouted at pitch of voice  that waters of bay of Bengal would wash feet of Osman shah and he  would fly the Asafia flag over Red fort at Delhi and that he would build graves for Nehru and patel. Laik Ali the PM and Deen yar jung the DGP were his abettors.