Chauri Chaura incident
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26.64283758611251°N 83.58969448910848°E / 26.64283758611251; 83.58969448910848 The Chauri Chaura Incident took place on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) in British India. The police there fired upon a large group of protesters participating in the Non-cooperation movement. In retaliation, the demonstrators attacked and set fire to a police station, which killed all of its occupants. The incident led to the death of three civilians and 23 policemen. Mahatma Gandhi halted the Non-Cooperation Movement on the national level on 12 February 1922 as a direct result of the incident. 19 arrested demonstrators were sentenced to death and 14 to life imprisonment by the British colonial authorities
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Part of Non-cooperation Movement | |||
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Resulted in | Chauri Chaura police station burnt down with all occupants killed | ||
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Nazar Ali, Lal Mohammad and 2000–2500 protesters Daroga Gupteshwar Singh † | |||
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225 later arrested with 6 dying in police custody, 19 executed after trial in July 1923, 113 sentenced to varying years of imprisonment with 14 people getting life imprisonment. |
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