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
| United Provinces Government.)
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| Eight of the prisoners were injured by gunshots
| mostly in the legs, and nine with batons.
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Madras | On the occasion of the arrival of His Royal
13th January 1922 | Highness the Prince of Wales in Madras there
Madras. | were disturbances in Madras City. An official
| report has not yet been received, but from
| accounts in the Press it appears that the
| excesses of the mob were such that it was
| necessary to call out the military and to
| resort to firing.
|
| According to Press accounts, five or six
| rioters were killed. Other casualities not
| known.
|
Burma | A party of police were despatched to prevent a
15th January 1922 | buffalo fight. They were attacked on arrival by
Hokyobo Kwin, near Mada | a crowd of between three hundred and five
village, Thingangyan. | hundred. The police made six arrests but the
| crowd attacked them with sticks, stones and
| bottles and they had to let their prisoners go
| and to retreat towards the police station.
| Later the villagers again attacked the police
| and one villager cut a head constable with a
| _dah_ on the fore-arm and attempted to seize
| his carbine. Another head constable came
| to the rescue and in the scuffle the carbine
| went off and the original assailant was shot in
| the abdomen. As villagers continued to attack,
| a head constable fired twice into the crowd.
| The police then made good their escape.
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| One villager killed, two severely wounded,
| seven slightly wounded; one head constable cut
| on forearm, one head constable incised wound on
| head, two constables slight cuts about arms and
| several hit by missiles.
|
Bengal | The Superintendent of police while touring in
21st January 1922 | his car was met with a shower of brick-bats and
Noakhali. | the S.D.O. was attacked by about 200 men.
|
Sub-division, Patna | A sub-inspector and 3 constables attempted to
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