Gandhi and AnarchySankaran Nair, C. (Chettur), Sir
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Gandhi and Anarchy
Sankaran Nair, C. (Chettur), Sir
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Political and social views; India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947
| four wounded by the firing. Two of these
| subsequently died. One prisoner died of a
| fractured skull and nine were wounded otherwise
| than by firing.
|
Punjab | A determined attempt was made by a mob to
23rd December 1921 | rescue 12 non-co-operators who were arrested
Fezorepur. | for having recourse to violence. The police
| were forced to fire on the 24th a large number
| assembled to renew the attack, but Alwar troops
| and Reserve Police dispersed them.
|
| Three rioters were killed and several wounded.
|
Bengal | Owing to disturbed state of locality,
28th December 1921 | thirty-two armed Police were sent to
Rungpur. | Nilphamari. A halt was made in the bazar during
| a route march, and an altercation took place
| between a policeman and a servant of a local
| gentleman. A crowd speedily collected and began
| throwing missiles. March was continued followed
| by crowd who became increasingly menacing and
| broke through ranks of police. Some shots fired
| in the air.
|
| Eight policemen were injured. Eight of public
| were also injured.
|
United Provinces | On the 30th December 21, 32 inmates of Bareilly
29th December 1921 | Juvenile Jail refused to work on the grounds
Bareilly. | that a certain political prisoner had been
| removed from their midst. (He had been sent to
| hospital in consequence of illness.) Owing to
| influence of political prisoners the youths,
| who numbered about 190, were completely out of
| hand. They broke open almirahs, took out tools,
| broke open locks and gates and attempted to
| scale walls. It was necessary to call up the
| armed guard and to order firing. Sixteen shots
| were fired, several of them in the air. None of
| the gunshot wounds are serious, an inquiry by
| District Magistrate shows that no unnecessary
| violence was used. (This account is taken from
| a communique published in the Press, as no
| official report has been received from the
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