William was British officer in haryana The village of
Rania,
"was home muslim women of Rania Village, wife of William Fraser, and William also have his two Anglo-Indian sons and daughter from Amiban." He was killed near his home on 22 March 1835, by Kureem Khan, an assassin hired by
Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan, Nawab of
Loharu and
Ferozepur Jhirka, who shot him with a
carbine and Fraser died instantly. The assassination was done due to Shamsuddin being aggrieved at Fraser's espousal of his brother's claims in a property dispute.
Nawab Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan, the ruler of
Loharu and Ferozepur Jhirka and father of noted Mughal poet,
Daagh Dehlvi was hanged in connection with the murder. His death is mentioned in the
Delhi Book (1844) of
Sir Thomas Metcalfe, a subsequent agent at the Mughal imperial court. He was first buried at a local burial ground, thereafter reburied at the
St. James' Church, Delhi by
Colonel James Skinner, who built the church in 1836. Today William Fraser's bungalow houses the Office of Chief Engineer Northern Railways (Construction) and has restricted entry.
William Dalrymple mentions visiting the bungalow in his 1994 book
City of Djinns. ==Fraser Album==