Question

Write in brief about the Kakori conspiracy incident.

Answer 1

Instructions:
The answer to this question can be approached in the following way:

1. Explain what is Kakori conspiracy and the events that led to the incident.
2. Mention the response of the British to the Kakori conspiracy incident.

Solution:

• Young revolutionaries like Chandrashekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Sachindra Nath Sanyal robbed the government treasury that was carried in a train near Kakori railway station on 9 August 1925.
• This event is called the Kakori conspiracy incident.
• The British government immediately arrested the revolutionaries involved in the conspiracy after realising the situation.
• Ashfaqulla Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh, and Rajendra Lahiri were arrested and sentenced to death, while Chandrashekhar Azad, on the other hand, managed to escape from the British government.