Avadh Bihari (Aged 26) was born in 1889 in Delhi, He was the son of Shri Govind Lal. He was a teacher who took an active part in nationalist activities against British rule and was a member of the Revolutionary Party. He directed revolutionary activities in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab and was an associate of Rash Behari Bose.
Avadh Bihari participated in the plot to throw a bomb on Lord Hardinge, the Viceroy of India. This plot, known as the Delhi Conspiracy, was carried out on December 23, 1912, when Lord Hardinge was passing through Chandni Chowk, Delhi, in a State procession marking the inauguration of Delhi as the capital of India. He was arrested in February 1914 and charged with conspiracy to kill Lord Hardinge, as well as being accused of complicity in the explosion of a bomb in the Lawrence Garden, Lahore, on May 17, 1913.
Along with his three compatriots, Amir Chand, Balmokand, and Basant Kumar Biswas, he was tried and sentenced to death. Avadh Bihari died on the gallows in the Ambala Central Jail on May 11, 1915.
Avadh Bihari
(1889 – 1915) – (Delhi)
Avadh Bihari (Aged 26) was born in 1889 in Delhi, He was the son of Shri Govind Lal. He was a teacher who took an active part in nationalist activities against British rule and was a member of the Revolutionary Party. He directed revolutionary activities in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab and was an associate of Rash Behari Bose.
Avadh Bihari participated in the plot to throw a bomb on Lord Hardinge, the Viceroy of India. This plot, known as the Delhi Conspiracy, was carried out on December 23, 1912, when Lord Hardinge was passing through Chandni Chowk, Delhi, in a State procession marking the inauguration of Delhi as the capital of India. He was arrested in February 1914 and charged with conspiracy to kill Lord Hardinge, as well as being accused of complicity in the explosion of a bomb in the Lawrence Garden, Lahore, on May 17, 1913.
Along with his three compatriots, Amir Chand, Balmokand, and Basant Kumar Biswas, he was tried and sentenced to death. Avadh Bihari died on the gallows in the Ambala Central Jail on May 11, 1915.
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