The comic strip was created in December, 1976. Dacoity was at its worst in India in 1970s and the Bahadur series focussed a lot on dacoits.
Bahadur himself was the son of a dacoit Vairab Singh, who died in combat with the Police. Bahadur, then a teenager, was adopted by Vishal, the police officer who shot Vairab Singh.
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. Though Bahadur dealt with many kinds of villains, he displayed a much softer corner towards dacoits trying to rehabilitate them.One of his assistants Lakhan was also a reformed dacoit. After surrendering to the police, he started helping Bahadur in curbing crime..
Bela is Bahadur's love interest in the comic series and very skilled in martial arts. She assists Bahadur in his missions against the villains. Whenever, Bahadur would ask Bela to go out with him Bela's favorite reply was "Neki, aur puchh, puchh".
he other prominent characters featuring regularly in the series were Sukhiya, Mukhiya and Lakhan. While Sukhiya was a policeman, Mukhiya (meaning head of the village in Hindi) was the village leader.
Bahadur also got a dog Chammiya in some of the later stories.
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