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Sukhdev Thapar: Revolutionary Hero

Sukhdev was born in 1907 in Ludhiana, Punjab. He was involved in revolutionary activities as a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, organising cells in Punjab and North India. Sukhdev is best known for his involvement in the 1928 Lahore Conspiracy Case and the assassination of Deputy Superintendent J.P. Saunders in 1928 in response to the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. Along with Bhagat Singh and Rajguru, Sukhdev was arrested, convicted of their crimes, and hanged on 23 March 1931 for the bombings at the Central Assembly Hall in New Delhi. Their bodies were secretly cremated.

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Sukhdev Thapar: Revolutionary Hero

Sukhdev was born in 1907 in Ludhiana, Punjab. He was involved in revolutionary activities as a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, organising cells in Punjab and North India. Sukhdev is best known for his involvement in the 1928 Lahore Conspiracy Case and the assassination of Deputy Superintendent J.P. Saunders in 1928 in response to the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. Along with Bhagat Singh and Rajguru, Sukhdev was arrested, convicted of their crimes, and hanged on 23 March 1931 for the bombings at the Central Assembly Hall in New Delhi. Their bodies were secretly cremated.

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Early life[edit]

Sukhdev was born on 15 May 1907 in Ludhiana, Punjab born in Ludhiana, Punjab, British India to
Ramlal Thapar (father) and Ila Devi. Sukhdev's father died soon and he was brought up by his uncle
Lala Achintram.[2]

Revolutionary activities[edit]
Sukhdev Thapar was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), and
organised revolutionary cells in Punjab and other areas of North India. Sukhdev is best remembered
for hisinvolvement in the Lahore Conspiracy Case of 18 December 1928 and its aftermath. He was
an accomplice of Bhagat Singh, and Shivaram Rajguru, whose conspiracy led to the assassination
of Deputy Superintendent of Police, J. P. Saunders in 1928 in response to the violent death of a
veteran leader, Lala Lajpat Rai. After the Central Assembly Hall bombings in New Delhi on 8 April
1929, the conspirators were arrested and convicted of their crime. [3][4]

Statues of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev

On 23 March 1931, the three men were hanged. Their bodies were secretly cremated on the banks
of the Satluj river.[1]

Few Freedom Fighters[edit]

Chandrashekar Azad

Kakori Train Robbery

Guru Radha Kishan

Thakur Roshan Singh

Ram Prasad Bismil

Bhai Parmanand

Sukhdev Thapar

References[edit]

1.

^ Jump up to:a b Lion M. G. Agrawal (2008). Freedom fighters of India. Gyan Publishing
House. pp. 261. ISBN 978-81-8205-470-7.

2.

Jump up^ Pramod Maruti Mande (2005). Sacred offerings into the flames of freedom. Vande
Mataram Foundation. p. 251. ISBN 978-81-902774-0-2.

3.

Jump up^ Teacher Forum (18 January 2015). Famous Social Reformers & Revolutionaries 8:
Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Lulu.com. pp. 14. ISBN 978-1-312-84511-4.

4.

Jump up^ Subhadra Sen Gupta (July 2007). A Flag, A Song & a Pinch of Sa. Penguin Books
India. pp. 169. ISBN 978-0-14-333042-4.

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