Consider the following statements regarding the Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case of 1924:
1. The trial was instituted by the colonial administration against early left-wing leaders including S.A. Dange, Muzaffar Ahmad, Shaukat Usmani, and Nalini Gupta.
2. The accused were charged under Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code for conspiring to deprive the King-Emperor of his sovereignty of British India.
3. M.N. Roy was arrested in Kanpur during the proceedings and sentenced to ten years of rigorous imprisonment alongside S.A. Dange.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1 and 2 onlyAnswer
- B2 and 3 only
- C1 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Answer
Statements 1 and 2 are correct, while Statement 3 is incorrect.
The Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case of 1924 was launched by the British government to suppress communist activities in India. Key organizers S.A. Dange, Muzaffar Ahmad, Shaukat Usmani, and Nalini Gupta were convicted and sentenced under Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code. M.N. Roy, although named as an conspirator, was operating from abroad and was not arrested in Kanpur during these proceedings.
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Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case (1924) and early state prosecution of left-wing nationalism in India
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