Soon he became a highwayman and, although he was arrested several times on charges of highway robbery, six of his cases were dismissed due to lack of evidence as witnesses were unable to identify Rann
लिखाणातील अश्लीलतेच्या आरोपावरून त्यांना हिंदुस्थानच्या फाळणीपूर्वी व फाळणीनंतर असे एकूण सहा वेळा तुरुंगातही जावे लागले, परंतु त्यांच्यावरील आरोप सिद्ध होऊ शकले नाहीत.