Pramod Ranjan Choudhury

Pramod Ranjan Choudhury
Pramod Ranjan Choudhury
Born	1904; Kelishahar, Chittagong, British India
Died	28 September 1926 (aged 21–22); Alipore Jail, Kolkata
Occupation	Bengali Indian independence movement activist
Known for	Revolutionary
Criminal charge(s)	Assassination of Bhupen Chatterjee
Criminal penalty	Capital punishment
Criminal status	Executed
Parent(s)	Ishan Chandra Choudhury (father);

Pramod Ranjan Choudhury (1904 – 28 September 1926) was a Bengali activist for the Indian independence movement who was hanged for the assassination of police officer Bhupen Chatterjee.

Early life[edit]

Pramod Ranjan was born at Kelishahar, Chittagong District in British India. His father's name was Ishan Chandra Choudhury.^[1]

Revolutionary activities[edit]

Choudhury joined the Anushilan Samiti group at Chattogram. In 1921 he took part in the non-cooperation movement. He was arrested at Dakshineswar for his connections with the Dakshineswar Conspiracy Case and sent to prison.^[1]^[2] On 28 May 1926 Choudhury and other fellow revolutionary inmates killed Bhupen Chatterjee with an iron rod. Chatterjee was a deputy superintendent of the Police Intelligence Branch who spied on inmates and tried to destroy the mental strength of political prisoners.^[1]

Death[edit]

The trial of the killers began on 15 June 1926 and a sentence of capital punishment was handed down on 21 June. Choudhury and Anantahari Mitra were hanged on 28 September 1926 in the Alipore Central Jail in Kolkata.^[3]^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Vol - I, Subodh S. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 311. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Part I, Arun Chandra Guha. Indias Struggle Quarter of Century 1921 to 1946. ISBN 9788123022741. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
↑ Volume 1, Śrīkr̥shṇa Sarala (January 1999). Indian Revolutionaries A Comprehensive Study, 1757-1961. ISBN 9788187100164. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Vol - I, Subodh S. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 311. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Part I, Arun Chandra Guha. Indias Struggle Quarter of Century 1921 to 1946. ISBN 9788123022741. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

[3] Volume 1, Śrīkr̥shṇa Sarala (January 1999). Indian Revolutionaries A Comprehensive Study, 1757-1961. ISBN 9788187100164. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

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