Writing in 1914, Eleanor Maddock noted that in Kashmir, since the arrival of Europeans, "many of the old customs are disappearing – and one of these is the dreadful custom of the execution of criminals by an elephant trained for the purpose and which was known by the hereditary name of 'Gunga Rao'."
Eleanor Maddock skrev i 1914, at i Kashmir efter europæernes ankomst "forsvinder mange af de gamle skikke – og en af disse er den rædselsfulde skik at henrette kriminelle med en elefant trænet til formålet, hvilket var kendt under navnet 'Gunga Rao'".