Lahore Conspiracy Case

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The Lahore Conspiracy Case was a landmark colonial-era trial in British India in which revolutionary Bhagat Singh and his associates were prosecuted for their involvement in anti-British activities, ultimately leading to his execution and martyrdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era trial
court case
political trial
category Indian independence movement-related trials
Political trials in British India
causeOf execution of Bhagat Singh
execution of Shivaram Rajguru
execution of Sukhdev Thapar
charge conspiracy against the British Empire
murder
waging war against the King-Emperor
country British India
dateOfExecution 23 March 1931
defendant Bhagat Singh
Shivaram Rajguru
Sukhdev Thapar
other associates of Bhagat Singh
hasEffect elevated Bhagat Singh as a national hero in India
galvanized anti-colonial sentiment in India
jurisdiction British India
languageOfRecord English
legalSystem British colonial legal system
locatedIn British India
surface form: India under British rule

Punjab
location Lahore NERFINISHED
opposedBy Indian nationalists
public protests in India
outcome death sentence for Bhagat Singh
death sentence for Shivaram Rajguru
death sentence for Sukhdev Thapar
partOf repression of revolutionary activities in British India
relatedTo Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Indian independence movement
significance contributed to martyrdom status of Bhagat Singh
landmark case in the history of Indian revolutionary movement
symbol of colonial repression in India
timePeriod late 1920s

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Central Legislative Assembly bombing followedBy Lahore Conspiracy Case
Bhagat Singh knownFor Lahore Conspiracy Case
Hindustan Socialist Republican Army notableEvent Lahore Conspiracy Case