It was the 8th of December 1930. The Writer’s Building in Kolkata, the administrative nerve centre of the city, the capital during British Rule, was buzzing with activity as usual
British officers, gentry, Bengali gentlemen and clerks, were doing their regular business. It was then that three men shattered the silence, with a deafening roar that would echo through the ages.
2 YEARS AGO
to strike terror into the heart of the Raj’s official circles , Benoy badal and dinesh rushing to the Writer’s Building with furnished weapons
As soon as they saw Col N S Simpson , they opened fire from their revolvers.
Soon, British police surrounded them, and thus ensued a brief gun battle