 The King attributed this reverse to neglect and mismanagement on the part of Ghorakonwar Borbarua.He instructed the chief of his personal body-guards, "Papang Chaodang Barua", to arrest the Borbarua and kept him as a prisoner in the Hatisal or Elephant stalls.The king accused the Borbarua of dereliction of duty and ordered him to be stripped naked and put to death, but on the intercession of the Queen-mother, the life of Ghorakonwar Borbarua was spared.