Watch: Operation Polo: The battle that changed the fate of the Nizam and Hyderabad
On September 12, 1948, a coded message from the Indian Army HQ in Delhi changed the fate of the Nizam and Hyderabad forever. Within 16 hours, the Indian army had entered Hyderabad, and after a five-day battle, the Indian tricolour was raised over the city. The Nizam, once the richest man on earth, lost his…