TARAKESWAR DASTIDAR , FREEDOM FIGHTER HANGED JANUARY 12,1934

TARAKESWAR DASTIDAR ,

FREEDOM FIGHTER HANGED 

JANUARY 12,1934

Tarakeswar Dastidar (Death: January 12, 1934) was an Indian independence activist. He participated in the Chittagong armoury raid, along with Surya Sen and others on 18 April 1930.

Revolutinary activities
Dastidar was born in Saroatali, Chittagong, in British India. He joined in the Indian Republican Army, a revolutionary group led by Masterda Surya Sen. In 1930 he was seriously injured by a blast while manufacturing of bombs. Dastidar was one of the leader of this underground group. In 18 April 1930 he guided a group of youth revolutionaries to raid the police armoury of Chittagong. After the arrest of Masterda, he took charge and directed the movement. Dastidar was arrested on 18 May 1933 after an armed encounter with police force at Gahira village in the house of Purna Talukdar.[1][2]

Death

After the trial he was sentenced to death on 14 August 1933.[3] After severe torture Dastidar was hanged along with Surya Sen in Chittagong jail on 12 January 1934.[1][4][5]