" How did the Indian Army behave when it got to Hyderabad?’ I asked. ‘When an army invades any country – whether it’s Alexander the Great, Timur, Hitler or Mussolini – when it gets into a town, you know what the soldiery does. It’s very difficult for the officers to control them. I can’t tell you how many were raped or killed, but I saw the bodies of many. Old scores were paid off across the state.’ I "

― William Dalrymple , The Age of Kali: Indian Travels & Encounters