Benoy Basu
| Binoy Krishna Basu | |
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| Native name | বিনয় কৃষ্ণ বসু |
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11 September 1908 Rohitbhog , Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Died | 13 December 1930 (aged 22) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in India) |
| Nationality | [Indian] |
| Other names | Benoy Basu, Benoy Bose |
| Alma mater | Mitford Medical School (now Sir Salimullah Medical College) |
| Known for | Writers' Building attack |
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Binoy Krishna Basu (Bengali: বিনয় কৃষ্ণ বসু Binôe Boshu) or Binoy Basu or Binoy Bose (1908–1930) was a Bengali freedom fighter (against British rule) who is noted for launching an attack on the Secretariat Building - the Writers' Building in the Dalhousie square in Kolkata.
Basu was born on 11 September 1908, in the village Rohitbhog in the Munshiganj District, now in Bangladesh. His father, Rebatimohan Basu was an engineer.
After passing the Matriculation Examination in Dhaka, Benoy enrolled into the Mitford Medical School (now Sir Salimullah Medical College).Under the influence of Hemchandra Ghosh, a revolutionary of Dhaka, Benoy joined the 'Mukti Sangha', a secret society closely connected with the Jugantar Party. He could not complete medical studies due to his association with revolutionary activities.
Basu and his peer revolutionaries joined Bengal Volunteers - a group organised by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1928, at the occasion of Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. Soon Benoy started a local unit of the organisation in Dhaka, named Bengal Volunteers in Dacca. Later, the Bengal Volunteers became a more active revolutionary association and prepared a plan of "Operation Freedom" against the police repression in Bengal, especially against the inhuman conduct with the political prisoners in different jails.
In August 1930, the revolutionary group planned to kill Lowman, the Inspector General of Police who was due to present in the Medical School Hospital to see an ailing senior police official undergoing treatment. On 29 August 1930, Benoy casually clad in a traditional Bengali attire, breached the security and fired at close range. Lowman died instantly and Hodson, the Superintendent of police, was grievously injured.
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