The Sikhs besieged, stormed, captured, plundered and razed the city of Sirhind[1][2][3] after defeating and beheading Wazir Khan in the Battle of Chappar Chiri.

[11] After defeating and killing Wazir Khan in the Battle of Chappar Chiri, Banda Singh Bahadur and his forces began their march to Sirhind, roughly 10 miles from the battlefield.

The gates of the city were closed, and the guns mounted on the fort's walls maintained steady fire on the Sikhs and managed to inflict considerable losses upon them.

[16] The New Cambridge History of India notes that the Sikhs massacred those who did not readily convert to Sikhism and destroyed the city buildings.

[17] According to Ganda Singh, allegations of desecrations of mosques were unfounded since the mausoleum of Shaikh Ahmad Mujaddid Alif Sani, which was the most magnificent buildings in the city, was left untouched after the battle.

[27] After the victory, due to the reports of intolerance and prejudiced treatment by Muslims from towns of Saharanpur, Behar, Nanauta and Jalalabad, Banda marched to engage the Imperial Mughal Army in battle.