Shivaram Rajguru
Shivaram Rajguru | |
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Shivram Hari Rajguru | |
| Born | Shivaram Hari Rajguru 24 August 1908 |
| Died | 23 March 1931 (aged 22) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Independence activist |
| Organization | HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Organisation) |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
| Criminal charges | Murder of John P. Saunders and Chanan Singh |
| Criminal penalty | Capital punishment |
| Criminal status | Executed |
Shivaram Hari Rajguru (24 August 1908 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary and independence activist. He is best known for his involvement in the 1928 assassination of a British police officer named John Saunders. He was an active member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) and on 23rd March 1931, he was hanged by the British government along with his associates Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev Thapar.