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Sher Ali: The assassin of Lord Mayo and his fateful end
Saquib Salim
“He (Sher Ali) was perfectly composed on the day of his execution, and was quite satisfied to die….. Intense vanity, utter fearlessness, and, above all, pride in the murder of Lord Mayo, were the most marked features of his character, as seen at the last.” This is how the official records of the British read about the hanging of Sher Ali on 11 March 1872.
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