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{{short description|Indian revolutionary}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Premananda Dutta
| image = Revolutionary Premananda Dutta.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Premananda Dutta
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Chittagong]], British India
| death_date = 1950s
| death_place = [[Ranchi]], India
| other_names =
| occupation = Port Preventive Officer, [[Chittagong Port]]
| known_for = Indian Freedom Struggle
| spouse =
| parents = Harish Chandra Dutta (father)
}}

'''Premananda Dutta''' was a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] revolutionary and activist of [[Indian freedom struggle]] attached with [[Chittagong armoury raid|Chittagong Rebellion]] against the British Government in [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali)|last=1st Part|first=Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu|publisher=Sahitya Sansad|year=2002|isbn=81-85626-65-0|location=Kolkata|pages=320}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Dutta was born in [[Chittagong]] (Chattagram) in [[British India]] presently in [[Bangladesh]]. His father Harish Chandra Dutta was an ''Acharya'' of [[Brahmo Samaj]]. After passing from [[Chittagong College]] he joined in the post of Port Preventive Officer in [[Port of Chittagong]]. In the call of ''Deshbandhu'' [[Chittaranjan Das]] he left the job and took part in [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–22)|Non-cooperation movement]] subsequently became imprisoned for this. Dutta also took active part in the strike of [[Assam Bengal Railway]] in support of the movement of tea garden labours against British atrocities. For such nationalist political activities he went to the jail several times. In 1923, Dutta along with some youth fellows made a gymnasium and club in Chittagong town which was actually the secret den of freedom fighters.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Agnigarbha Chattagram (Part I)|last=Ananta Singha|publisher=Vidyadoy Library Private Limited|year=1968|isbn=|location=Kolkata|pages=184}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Revolutionary activities ==
In 1930 he attracted to the line armed revolution led by ''Masterda'' [[Surya Sen]] in Chittagong region. Since Dutta was a school friend of veteran activist [[Ananta Singh]] he joined in revolutionary action group with Singh's guidance. Mainly he took charge to keep the arms, bomb in safe custody hiding from the eye of police intelligence. In the meanwhile one sub-inspector of Intelligence Branch, Prafulla Chakrabarty caught Ananta Singha and causes repeated disturbance of the works of revolutionary group. Dutta with intention to take revenge, befriended with Prafulla and on 24 May 1924 he met that inspector in Chittagong Paltan Field and killed him by a [[Revolver]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Chittagong Summer 1930|last=Manasi Bhattacharya|publisher=HarperCollins publishers|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=Timeline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Samanta |first=Amiya K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s4_aAAAAMAAJ&q=Premananda+Dutta++Chittagong |title=Terrorism in Bengal: General trend of the terrorist movement in Bengal from 1907-1939 |date=1995 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |language=en}}</ref>

== Trial ==
Before death the sub inspector was able to give a [[Dying declaration]] to local influential person named Roy Bahadur Satish Roy.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KcGyAAAAIAAJ&q=Premananda+Dutta++Chittagong |title=The Indian Law Reports: Containing Cases Determined by the High Court at Calcutta. Calcutta series |date=1925 |publisher=West Bengal Government Press |language=en}}</ref> But at the time of trial in the court [[Barrister]] [[Jatindra Mohan Sengupta]] defended the case on behalf of the accused Dutta.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kānunago |first=Sunīti Bhūshaṇa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kQluAAAAMAAJ&q=Premananda+Dutta |title=The Chittagong Revolt, 1930-34 |date=1994 |publisher=Dipankar Qanungo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dastidar |first=Purnendu |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Sv%C4%81dh%C4%ABnat%C4%81_sa%E1%B9%83gr%C4%81me_Ca%E1%B9%AD%E1%B9%ADagr%C4%81m/k_URAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4&dq=%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4&printsec=frontcover |title=Svādhīnatā saṃgrāme Caṭṭagrāma |date=1969 |publisher=Bai Ghara |language=bn}}</ref> While cross examination the Defense counsel established that Dutta was not guilty at all, in the Appeal case of [[Calcutta High Court]] he became released also.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Agnigarbha Chattagram (Bengali)|last=1st Part|first=Ananta Singha|publisher=Bidyoday Library Pvt. Ltd.|year=1968|isbn=|location=Kolkata|pages=215, 216}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Emperor vs Premananda Dutt |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1673754/ |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=Calcutta High Court}}</ref>

== Death ==
Dutta was again arrested in No. 1 Bengal Ordinance Act and sent behind the bars. In the prison, he suffered from mental and psychological disorder due to negligence and torture by the jail authority. For treatment, the government sent him to [[Ranchi]].

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[[Category:Anti-British establishment revolutionaries from East Bengal]]
[[Category:People from Chittagong]]

Premananda Dutta - Revision history

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