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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian activist (1926–1942)}}<br />
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| name = Shirishkumar Mehta<br />
| image = Martyr ShirishKumar Mehta.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|12|28|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Nandurbar, Maharashtra]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1942|09|09|1926|12|28}}<br />
| death_place = Nandurbar, Maharashtra, India<br />
| known_for = [[Indian independence movement]]<br />
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'''Shirishkumar Mehta''' ({{lang-mr|शिरीषकुमार मेहता}}; 28 December 1926 – 9 September 1942) was an Indian freedom fighter, a [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shirish Kumar Mehta Nandurbar {{!}} District Nandurbar {{!}} India|url=https://nandurbar.gov.in/tourist-place/shirishkumar/|access-date=2021-09-22|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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[[Mahatma Gandhi]] started the [[Quit India]] movement against the British in 1942.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Debutant director Bhavesh Patil to make a biopic on freedom fighter Shirishkumar Mehta - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/debutant-director-bhavesh-patil-to-make-a-biopic-on-freedom-fighter-shirishkumar-mehta/articleshow/78090051.cms|access-date=2021-09-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Shirishkumar was leading a procession protesting against the government in [[Nandurbar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shahid Shirish Kumar|url=https://www.deshdoot.com/topic/shahid-shirish-kumar|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Latest Marathi News, Marathi News Paper, Breaking News In Marathi, Marathi Batmya Live|language=mr}}</ref> The police had set up barricades at Mangal Bazar area. The police launched a [[Lathi charge]] on the protesters as soon as procession reached them.<ref>{{Cite web|last=UrduCity|date=2019-09-09|title=Shirish Kumar Mehta: A child Martyr of India|url=https://urducity.in/shirish-kumar-mehta-a-child-martyr-of-india/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=UrduCity India|language=en-US}}</ref> Shirishkumar had the [[Tiranga]], the Indian national flag and the slogan was 'Vande Mataram'. The police opened fire when their [[Baton charge|lathi charge]] could not stop the procession. Shirishkumar was killed on the spot. With him, Dhansukhlal Wani, Ghanshyam Das, Shashidhar Ketkar, and Laldas also died.<br />
<ref>"Diamond Maharashtra Sanskritikosh ({{lang-mr|डायमंड महाराष्ट्र संस्कृतीकोश}})," Durga Dixit, Pune, India, Diamond Publications, 2009, {{ISBN|978-81-8483-080-4}}.</ref><br />
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