Kakori conspiracy

The Kakori Train robbery (prapt of Kakori conspiracy) was a train robbery that took place at Kakori, a village near Lucknow,^[1] on 9 August 1925,^[2] during the Indian independence movement against the British rule in India. It was organized by the Indian revolutionaries of Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).

The robbery was conceived by Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan who were members of HRA, which later became the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. This organisation was established to carry out revolutionary activities against the suppression of British Empire with the objective of achieving independence. Since the organisation needed money for the purchase of weaponry, Bismil and his party made a plan to rob a train on the Saharanpur railway lines.^[3] The robbery plan was executed by Bismil, Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Sachindra Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarty, Manmathnath Gupta, Mukundi Lal, Murari Lal Gupta and Banwari Lal.^[4]^[5] One passenger was killed unintentionally.

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^ "How 1925 Kakori train dacoity led India to a revolutionary path for Independence". The Economic Times. 14 August 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^ Dr. Mehrotra N. C. Swatantrata Andolan Mein Shahjahanpur Ka Yogdan p. 117.
^ Dr. Mahaur Bhagwandas Kakori Shaheed Smriti p. 30
^ Sharma Vidyarnav Yug Ke Devta: Bismil Aur Ashfaq p. 118