Lucknow: On 4 February 1922, individuals offended with the British rule set hearth to the Chauri Chaura police station in Gorakhpur. 23 policemen had been burnt to loss of life on this hearth. Angered by this, Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the non-cooperation motion. This shocked hundreds of revolutionaries. Simply due to this shock, the freedom-lovers dedicated such against the law, which obtained its place within the pages of historical past. That was the Kakori incident, whose a hundredth anniversary is being celebrated at present. The Kakori station situated in Lucknow continues to be reminding us of the freedom-lovers. Evidences and letters associated to this incident are current within the museum constructed on the station.
Hindustan Republican Affiliation was shaped for the liberty battle: Historian Hafiz Kidwai tells that after the Chauri Chaura incident, Mahatma Gandhi withdrew his non-cooperation motion. In such a scenario, there was disappointment among the many revolutionaries. A bunch of some younger revolutionaries had determined to type a celebration to take the liberty battle ahead. In such a scenario, Hindustan Republican Affiliation was established underneath the management of Sachindranash Sanyal. Yogeshchandra Chatterjee, Ramprasad Bismil, Sachindranath Bakshi had been related to the celebration as members. After this, Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh additionally joined this celebration. Hindustan Republican Get together believed that they should take up arms for the independence of India. In such a scenario, the revolutionaries now wanted cash to purchase weapons. Due to this fact, the revolutionaries determined that the federal government treasury might be looted, which the British had crammed by looting from us Indians.
The practice guard had seen the complete incident along with his personal eyes, it’s recorded within the paperwork
The assertion of Jagan Nath Prasad, the guard of Saharanpur to Lucknow practice quantity 8 down, is recorded on the pages of historic paperwork. On this, he described intimately the incident of the revolutionaries, which he had seen along with his personal eyes. Jagan Nath had advised that on 9 August 1925, his practice 8 down was coming from Saharanpur to Lucknow. The practice was going from Kakori station in direction of Alamnagar station when it immediately stopped at Kakori outer. On checking, Asfaqullah Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil and Rajendra Nath had been discovered within the compartment. Aside from this, about 20 to 25 individuals had been standing exterior. Regardless of the revolutionaries did from Kakori station to outer, they’d advised every little thing of their assertion earlier than the court docket. This letter containing the assertion can also be current within the Kakori museum even at present.
The revolutionaries had discovered Rs 4,601 within the treasury of the British.
Historian Hafiz Kidwai tells that because the practice guard Jagan Nath had advised each element concerning the Kakori incident, the identical factor occurred. Ashfaqullah Khan, Roshan Singh, Ram Prasad Bismil had already boarded the practice at Kakori station. The remainder of their companions together with Chandrashekhar Azad had been ready for the practice at Kakori outer. As quickly because the practice reached there, the chain was pulled and it was stopped. After this, the guard was held hostage at gunpoint and looted. The revolutionaries obtained a complete quantity of Rs 4,601.
The trial was held in Lucknow after which the loss of life sentence was pronounced
This incident shook the foundations of the British rule. The police gave the accountability of investigation to the IG of the Particular Investigation Crew. 10 individuals had been concerned within the incident however about 40 individuals had been arrested in a rush. Ashfaq Ullah Khan was arrested from Delhi on 8 September 1926. Your complete case was heard in entrance of the Particular Justice of the Peace of Lucknow until 9 March 1927. After this, on 6 April 1927, British court docket judges Lewis Stuart and Mohammad Raza Khan Bahadur sentenced Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaq Ullah Khan, Rajendra Lahiri and Thakur Roshan Singh to loss of life. Aside from this, many individuals got punishment as much as 14 years.
Proof of Kakori incident current within the museum
Kakori station grasp Vijay Kumar Sinha stated that in reminiscence of this incident that shook the foundations of the British, all these paperwork and all these gadgets of the station are nonetheless current in Kakori station, which might carry again all of the reminiscences of 99 years in the past. An identical heavy iron field is stored within the museum in-built Kakori station, through which the British authorities used to hold cash and treasure. The bell and locker put in within the station throughout that point have been preserved. This museum additionally has the judgment through which the liberty fighters had been sentenced to loss of life.