[2] Although it had been initially created by Aabid Surti a few years earlier, it was finally offered to Indrajal Comics.

Aabid Surti was at that time freelancing for Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. After he moved on, Jagjit Uppal took over the task.

[8] Bahadur initially wants to avenge the death of his father, but eventually switches sides with the police to fight evil for the rest of his life.

[2] Upon growing up, Bahadur set up the Citizen's Security Force or the Hindi translation Naagrik Suraksha Dal (NASUD) that aids the police in combating dacoits.

While beginning with dacoits in deep ravines and the small town of Jaigarh, Bahadur later moved to tackling themes such as espionage.

[2] "Bennett, Coleman & Co wanted me to create an Indian character that could take on the popularity of the four foreign comics that ruled the market in India then—The Phantom, Mandrake, Flash Gordon and Tarzan," he says.

"During that time, the Chambal Valley was becoming increasingly notorious, and there were exhortations to people to group together to fight crime.