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SUKHDEV
(Freedom Fighter)
Son
of Ram Lal, he was born at Lyallpur (now in
Pakistan).
He
was a member of the Revolutionary Party in Lahore and a close
associate of Saheed Bhagat Singh. Like Bhagat Singh, he took
active part in revolutionary activities and helped in
organizing revolutionary cells in the Punjab and other areas
of North India. He was privy to the plot of shooting which
resulted in the death of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of
Police, Lahore on December 17,
1928.
He
was arrested along-with Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt at Delhi on
April 15, 1929 after the bomb explosions in the Central
Legislative Assembly Hall. He was tried as one of the
principal accused in the Second Lahore Conspiracy Case and was
sentenced to death. He died on the gallows in the Lahore jail
on March 23, 1931 along with Bhagat Singh and Rajguru.
Source:chakdephate.com
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