Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
NATIONALIST KILL (.
SIX IN ARMED RAID .
ON INDIAN ARMORY.
Troops Sent to Chittagong as
Calcutta Is Being Searched
for Weapons.
TWO BUILDINGS FIRED
IN CLASH AT RAILWAY
Warrant Issued for Another Civil
Disobedience Leader After
Documents Are Seized.

By the Associated Press.
CALCUTTA, Bengal, India, April 10.
"A group of 100 Indian Nationalist to-
day attacked the police armory at Chit
TAGGING, across the Mieghna Estuary east
of here. and killed six Of the defenders.
The dead included one sergeant major.
Before assaulting the armory the in
surgents cut telephone and telegraph
lines leading out of the city, which is of
about 5000 population, and derailed a
train about 40 miles away, blocking the
railroad line.
A detachment of Eastern frontier
rifles, under command OF Lieut.. Col.
Dallas Smith, was ordered from here
to Chittagong to handle the situation
They left Calcutta this morning.
Search City for Arms.
In Calcutta strong guards were es-
tabIished at all gun shops, while armored
cars and armed police took up positions
in strategic locations. The authorities
ordered an immediate search OF the city
fer arms and ammunition.
The headquarters of the All-1nola
National Congress committee was raloeu
and II arrests made. Five of those ar
rested belonged to Bengal Provincial
Congress committee and six to the
South Calcutta Congress committee.
An official government bulletin was
issued regarding the attack.
1.-THE government regrets to announce
that the railway and police armorleS
were attacked the night of April ID and
the morning of April 19 by BODY OF
insurgents estimated to number 100 and
were Quilted. The details are not yet
fully known, but from information re-
ceived up to the present 1t appears tnat
one sergeant major, an Anglo-inoian
and four Indians were shot dead by the
insurgents. -
"Ofherwise SO far as can be ascer-
tanned, all civilian railway employees
are safe, including women and cnhoren
who have been accommodated at the
jetties."
Troops Dispatched.
The government statement con-
tinued:
"The police and local auxiliary force
are endeavoring to round up the lnSur-
gents and a detachment OF Eastern
Frontier Rifles under the command OF
Lieut.. Col Dallas Smith were sent on
this morning and are expected 10 reac an
Cfittagong tomorrow. An inspector
general Of police accompanied the de-
tachment.
sTeleqraphic communications were
interfered with, but are being restored.
The train to Chlttagong was derailed
on the night of April IL about 40 miles
from Chittagong and the railway line
is blocked, but trans-shipment is being
effected. 1t Is not known certainly
whether this derailment was mere CO.
incidence or part of the insurgents
scheme"
The premises of Bepin Behari Gan
gully, president of the Bengal Provincial
Congress, now in session at Raj Shah,
was searched this morning. The offices
of the Bengal provincial committee
also were searched, the officers remain
ing several hours. Certain documents
were seized and warrant issued Tor
Harikumar Chakravarti
Chakravarti is secretary of the Bengal
Provincial Congress committee. He
now is at Raj Shahi.
Jamanadas Mehta, leader of the civil
disobedience movement at Virar, sub
urb of Bombay, was sentenced today to
six months Imprisonment and fine
OF 200 rupees (about $70). He was ar
rested yesterday at Kalyan.