Revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri was hanged to death on this day in Gonda, now in Uttar Pradesh. After a long trial he was found guilty of taking part in the Kakori train robbery.
Lahiri was born in Pabna, now in Bangladesh.
He was very well-versed in socialist literature. He had studied at Banaras Hindu University.
He became a part of the revolutionary organisation Hindustan Republican Association, which was also concerned about the role of class and religion in society and politics.
As part of the Hindustan Republican Association, he took part the Kakori train robbery.
On August 9, 1925, as the train carrying government money was passing Kakori near Lucknow, Lahiri pulled the chain. The train stopped, the money was looted, but an Indian passenger got killed by mistake.
Lahiri, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqullah Khan were sentenced to death.
Lahiri had also been prosecuted for his role in the Dakshineswar bombing. He was hanged two days before the other three.
