| Mrigendra Dutta | |
| Birth Place: | Paharipur, Midnapore, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore,Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Occupation: | Revolutionary |
| Organization: | Bengal Volunteers |
| Movement: | Indian Freedom Movement |
Mrigendra Dutta (27 October 1915 – 3 September 1933) was an Indian revolutionary and member of the Bengal Volunteers who carried out assassinations against British colonial officials in an attempt to secure Indian independence.[1]
Mrigen was born in Paharipur Village in Medinipur in 1915. His father name was Beni Madhab Dutta. He completed his early education from Midnapur Town School.[2]
After the murders of two previous District Magistrates James Peddy and Robert Douglas, no British officer was ready to take charge of Midnapore district.[3] [4] Bernard E. J. Burge was posted in Midnapore district. Members of the Bengal Volunteers: Ramkrishna Roy, Brajakishore Chakraborty, Prabhanshu Sekhar Pal, Kamakhya Charan Ghosh, Sonatan Roy, Nanda Dulal Singh, Sukumar Sen Gupta, Bijoy Krishna Ghose, Purnananda Sanyal, Manindra Nath Choudhury, Saroj Ranjan Das Kanungo, Santi Gopal Sen, Sailesh Chandra Ghose, Anath Bondhu Panja and Mrigendra Dutta decided to assassinate him.[5] [6] Roy, Chakraborty, Nirmal Jibon Ghosh and Dutta[7] planned to shoot Burge dead while he was playing in a football match (Bradley-Birt football tournament) at the police grounds of Midnapore. On 2 September 1933 during the half time of the football match on the police parade ground, Burge was shot and killed by Panja and Dutta. Panja was killed instantly by one of Burkes' bodyguards. Dutta was also shot and died in hospital the next day.[8] Anath Bondhu Panja and Mrigendra Dutta were acquitted on the charge of murder of Magistrate Burge,[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Mrigendra Dutta died in the Midnapore Sadar Hospital now Midnapore Medical College and Hospital on the next day i.e. 2 September 1933.[14] [15]