Chapekar brothers killed whom

Contents Introduction Early life of Chapekar Brothers Formation of secret Organisation The Pune Plague Killing of Office Rand Boundless sacrifice of Chapekar Brothers The lion of Punjab, Lala Lajpat Rai on Chapekar brothers Introduction India won freedom due to the blood and tears shed by hundreds of nameless revolutionaries and their families who braved British barbarity and faced death, deportation, imprisonment and forfeiture of property.

Freedom was certainly not won by pleas, prayers and petitions. It was won substantially by violent and armed struggle by revolutionaries, a process that culminated in the Naval Uprising of In this illustrious list of fiery patriots, Chapekar Brothers stands out for their sheer courage and supreme sacrifice. The Kesari and other local papers were championing the cause of orthodoxy, and in this atmosphere the Chapekars began to feel that a deliberate attempt was being made to humiliate Hindu religion by the reformers and Muslims, at the instigation of the British government.

They felt they had to do something for their faith. About the end of plague assumed an epidemic form in Bombay presidency and the British mercantile community panicked lest it might reach the shores of the British isles and affect their commerce. The government of India was asked to pursue strong measures to stamp out the epidemic. A law was passed and special officers were appointed in plague-affected areas to fight the disease.

Rand was posted to the city of Poona in February and lost no time in establishing a plague hospital and segregation or quarantine camps and starting a campaign to disinfect the affected localities. British soldiers were used to implement the programme strictly. This caused no little harassment to the public when their houses were searched, their family worship-places desecrated, their household goods scattered or destroyed and their womenfolk very roughly handled.

The plague officer Rand showed little deference for public opinion and his high-handed conduct came in for strong criticism from the local press.

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The Chapekars could not remain immune to the propagandas. They wanted to terrorise the government officers. They determined to take revenge and decided to kill Rand, the chief source of all the harassment. On 22nd June , Rand and Yurts left after attending the program at night in their respective horse-carriages.