Shivaram Rajguru

Shivaram Rajguru
Shivram Hari Rajguru
Born
Shivaram Hari Rajguru

(1908-08-24)24 August 1908
Khed, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present-day Rajgurunagar, Maharashtra, India)
Died23 March 1931(1931-03-23) (aged 22)
Lahore Central Jail, Punjab, British India
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndependence activist
OrganizationHSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Organisation)
MovementIndian Independence movement
Criminal chargesMurder of John P. Saunders and Chanan Singh
Criminal penaltyCapital punishment
Criminal statusExecuted

Shivaram Hari Rajguru (24 August 1908 – 23 March 1931)[1][2] was an Indian independence activist from Maharashtra (then Bombay Presidency), known mainly for his involvement in the assassination of a British police officer named John Saunders. He was an active member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) and on 23rd March 1931, he was hanged by the British government along with his associates Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev Thapar.

  1. ^ Verma, Anil (2017). Rajguru – The Invincible Revolutionary. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2522-3.
  2. ^ "Remembering Shivaram Hari Rajguru on his birthday". India Today. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2018.