page_title: Revolutionary movement for Indian independence
section_title: Chittagong armoury raid
hierarchical_section_title: Revolutionary movement for Indian independence / Chronology / Between the wars / Chittagong armoury raid
caption_attribution_description: বাংলা: সূর্য সেন. English: The only portrait of Master da Surya Sen
context_page_description: The Revolutionary movement for Indian Independence is a part of the comprising the actions of the underground revolutionary factions. Groups believing in armed revolution against the ruling British fall into this category, as opposed to the generally peaceful civil disobedience movement spearheaded by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The revolutionary groups were mainly concentrated in Bengal, Maharashtra, Bihar, the United Provinces and Punjab. More groups were scattered across India.
context_section_description: Surya Sen led Indian revolutionaries to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces and to cut all communication lines in Chittagong on 18 April 1930. After successfully completing the raid, revolutionaries establish Provincial National Government of India, after this in deadly clash with Government troops in Jalalabad Hill, revolutionaries scattered themselves in small groups. and  Some revolutionaries were soon killed or arrested in a gun-fight with the police. Scores of Government officials, policeman were also killed. Pritilata Waddedar led the attack on European club in Chittagong in 1932. Surya Sen was arrested in 1933 and was hanged on 8 January 1934.
caption: Surya Sen, best known for leading the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid.
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