Today- 23rd March -is "Shaheedi Diwas", to commemorate the sacrifices of Bhagat SIngh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.
Killing of John Saunders :
(i) Bhagat Singh & Rajguru assassinated ASP John Saunders in December 1927.
(ii) They mistakenly believed Saunders to be Scott, the police officer responsible for brutally assaulting Lala Lajpat Rai-that ultimately led to his death.
(iii) Since nobody could identify Bhagat Singh at the scene, he was not mentioned in the FIR as well.
(ii) They mistakenly believed Saunders to be Scott, the police officer responsible for brutally assaulting Lala Lajpat Rai-that ultimately led to his death.
(iii) Since nobody could identify Bhagat Singh at the scene, he was not mentioned in the FIR as well.
1929 Assembly Bomb Incident :
(a) Bhagat Singh was arrested for throwing bombs into the Central Assembly. Since the bombs were not meant to kill, it was unlikely that he would charged with a capital punishment.
(b) The police arrested many other revolutionaries-some of whom broke down in the face of torture and disclosed Bhagat Singh's role in the Saunders assassination case.
(c) A Special Tribunal was therefore constituted to try the case, especially to expedite the process under law.
(d) The Tribunal found Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev guilty and sentenced them to death by hanging.
(e) An appeal to the Privy Council was turned down by Lord Dunedin.
(b) The police arrested many other revolutionaries-some of whom broke down in the face of torture and disclosed Bhagat Singh's role in the Saunders assassination case.
(c) A Special Tribunal was therefore constituted to try the case, especially to expedite the process under law.
(d) The Tribunal found Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev guilty and sentenced them to death by hanging.
(e) An appeal to the Privy Council was turned down by Lord Dunedin.
The three were hanged on 23rd March, 1931.
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