The Family of Suchet Singh
Suchet Singh was the third son of Raja Nihal Singh. He too was involved in a lengthy litigation with his brother Raja Randhir Singh regarding the terms of the Will of Raja Nihal Singh. This dispute was finally settled by a permanent allowance being granted to Suchet Singh in the form of a Privy Purse from the Kapurthala State. The family also acquired extensive Estates in the erstwhile United Provinces.
Suchet Singh's first had one son, Raja Sardar Charanjit Singh (1883-1970) who was granted the personal title of Raja on 3 June 1932. He had three sons Ajit Singh (b. 1901), Sarabjit Singh (1902), Ripjit Singh (b. 1906) and one daughter, Pamela Devi (b. 1916).
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