Mohit Moitra
Mohit Mohan Moitra | |
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British India | |
| Cause of death | Force-feeding |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Organization | Jugantar |
| Known for | Indian independence movement |
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Mohit Mohan Moitra was an Indian revolutionary and Indian independence movement fighter in the 1930s.[1][2]
Early life
Mohan Moitra was born in
British India at Natun Bharenga, Pabna to Hemchandra Moitra.[1] 
A commemorative to Mohan Moitra in Cellular Jail 
Revolutionary activities
Mohan Moitra belonged to the
Arms Act Case. The police found revolver and ammunition from his house. He was deported to the Cellular Jail in Andaman Islands
for five years.
He took part in the Hunger Strike of 1933 to protest against the inhuman treatment meted to the prisoners along with
Mahavir Singh (convicted in Second Lahore Conspiracy Case) and Mohan Kishore Namadas (convicted in Arms Act Case) and 30 others.[3][1]
Death
He was courted martyrdom on 28 May 1933 due to the brutal force feeding process.
References
- ^ ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ^ Chakravarty, Trailokyanath. Jele Trish Bochor - British: Pak-Bharoter Sadhinata Sangramer Itihas. Self-published. p. 195.
- ISBN 978-8178359038.
- ^ Sinha, Srirajyam (1993). Bejoy Kumar Sinha: A Revolutionary's Quest for Sacrifice. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
- ^ "How India's Cellular Jail was integral in the country's fight for freedom". The Independent. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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