Gopinath Saha

Gopinath Saha or Gopi Mohan Saha (16 December 1905 — 1 March 1924) was a Bengali activist for Indian independence (from British rule) and member of the Indian independence movement^[1] On 12 January 1924, he attempted to assassinate Charles Tegart, a leader in the fight against revolutionary movements^[2] and the then head of the Detective Department of Calcutta Police. Saha's attempt failed as he erroneously killed Ernest Day (born 1888), a white civilian who had gone there on official business.^{[citation needed]} Saha was arrested, tried and, on 1 March 1924, hanged,in Alipore Central jail.^[2]

Martyr Gopinath Saha

He was born in the town of Srirampur, whose erstwhile name was Serampore of undivided Bengal.

References[]

^ Kalikatha, Via Bypass - Page 30
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Gupta, Amit Kumar. "Defying Death: Nationalist Revolutionism in India, 1897-1938". Social Scientist. 25 (9/10 Date=Sep. - Oct. 1997): 3–27. JSTOR 3517678. (subscription required)

Koley, Aruna (1 March 1984). Abhijit Biplabi Gopinath. Biswajyan.
Revolutionary Movement in India during 1920s and 1930s. Retrieved on 25 May 2008.

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[1] Kalikatha, Via Bypass - Page 30

[Gupta-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Gupta, Amit Kumar. "Defying Death: Nationalist Revolutionism in India, 1897-1938". Social Scientist. 25 (9/10 Date=Sep. - Oct. 1997): 3–27. JSTOR 3517678. (subscription required)

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