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After the Chittagong raid in 1930 and a fierce battle where over 80 British troops and 12 [[revolutionaries]] were killed, Sen and other surviving revolutionaries dispersed into small groups and hid in neighbouring villages, launching raids on government personnel and property. Sen was arrested on 16 February 1933, tried and was hanged on 12 January 1934. Many of his fellow revolutionaries were also caught and sentenced to long periods of imprisonment.<ref name=":0" /> | After the Chittagong raid in 1930 and a fierce battle where over 80 British troops and 12 [[revolutionaries]] were killed, Sen and other surviving revolutionaries dispersed into small groups and hid in neighbouring villages, launching raids on government personnel and property. Sen was arrested on 16 February 1933, tried and was hanged on 12 January 1934. Many of his fellow revolutionaries were also caught and sentenced to long periods of imprisonment.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
He was immensely tortured by the police before hanging. It is said that his teeth were hammered off and his nails were plucked out by the jailer so that he could not say 'Bande Mataram' on his death. | He was immensely tortured by the police before hanging. It is said that his teeth were hammered off and his nails were plucked out by the jailer so that he could not say 'Bande Mataram' on his death.<ref name=>Prakash Roy, '' Chittagong Armoury Raid Voll - 1'', Notionpress.</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||