Gopinath Saha Explained

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.^[3] Saha was arrested, tried and, on 1 March 1924, hanged, in Alipore Central Jail.

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

References

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

Notes and References

1. Kalikatha, Via Bypass - Page 30
2. Defying Death: Nationalist Revolutionism in India, 1897-1938 . Amit Kumar . Gupta . Social Scientist . 1997 . 25 . 9/10 Date=Sep. - Oct. 1997 . 3–27 . 10.2307/3517678 . 3517678.
3. Web site: michaelnoir . 2024-01-12 . [January 12th, 1924] Bengali activist Gopinath Saha shot a man he thought was Calcutta police commissioner Charles Tegart, but learned that he had killed a different Englishman, Ernest Day, instead. Saha was sentenced to death for the crime and hanged on March 1. ]. 2024-01-15 . r/100yearsago.