Título: Bhagat Singh
Seção: Assembly case trial
Background: Bhagat Singh, a Sandhu Jat, was born in 1907 to Kishan Singh and Vidyavati at Chak No. 105 GB, Banga village, Jaranwala Tehsil in the Lyallpur district of the Punjab Province of British India. His birth coincided with the release of his father and two uncles, Ajit Singh and Swaran Singh, from jail. His family members were Sikhs; some had been active in Indian Independence movements, others had served in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army.

Conteúdo: According to Neeti Nair, associate professor of history, "public criticism of this terrorist action was unequivocal." Gandhi, once again, issued strong words of disapproval of their deed. Nonetheless, the jailed Bhagat was reported to be elated, and referred to the subsequent legal proceedings as a "drama". Singh and Dutt eventually responded to the criticism by writing the Assembly Bomb Statement:  We hold human life sacred beyond words. We are neither perpetrators of dastardly outrages ... nor are we 'lunatics' as the Tribune of Lahore and some others would have it believed ... Force when aggressively applied is 'violence' and is, therefore, morally unjustifiable, but when it is used in the furtherance of a legitimate cause, it has its moral justification.  The trial began in the first week of June, following a preliminary hearing in May. On 12 June, both men were sentenced to life imprisonment for: "causing explosions of a nature likely to endanger life, unlawfully and maliciously." Dutt had been defended by Asaf Ali, while Singh defended himself. Doubts have been raised about the accuracy of testimony offered at the trial. One key discrepancy concerns the automatic pistol that Singh had been carrying when he was arrested. Some witnesses said that he had fired two or three shots while the police sergeant who arrested him testified that the gun was pointed downward when he took it from him and that Singh "was playing with it." According to the India Law Journal, which belie

user: What happened during his trial?

assistant: The trial began in the first week of June, following a preliminary hearing in May.

user: What was he on trial for?

assistant: "causing explosions of a nature likely to endanger life, unlawfully and maliciously."

user: How did the trial go?

assistant: Doubts have been raised about the accuracy of testimony offered at the trial.

user: What else happened during the trial?

assistant: One key discrepancy concerns the automatic pistol that Singh had been carrying when he was arrested. Some witnesses said that he had fired two or three shots while

user: What did other witnesses say concerning the gun?

assistant: while the police sergeant who arrested him testified that the gun was pointed downward when he took it from him and that Singh "was playing with it."

user: What else happened during the trial?

assistant: According to the India Law Journal, which believes that the prosecution witnesses were coached, these accounts were incorrect and Singh had turned over the pistol himself.

user: What else did the trial cover?

assistant: Singh was given a life sentence.

user: Is there anything else in your article?

assistant: According to Neeti Nair, associate professor of history, "public criticism of this terrorist action was unequivocal." Gandhi,

user: What else did Gandhi say?

assistant: Gandhi, once again, issued strong words of disapproval of their deed.