Zakaria Khan condemned the religious martyr, Haqiqat Rai, to death.

According to Sikh sources, after cutting Bhai Taru Singh's scalp, Zakaria Khan was stricken with unbearable pain and the inability to urinate.

As a last resort, Khan sent an apology to the Khalsa Panth for his persecution of Sikhs and begged for forgiveness.

Although it would cure Khan of his condition, he died 22 days later from having hit himself with the shoes, just as Singh predicted.

Salabat Khan was killed in an encounter with Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Sikhs liberated Amritsar in March 1748.