Two days before the incident, on 2 February 1922, volunteers participating in the non-cooperation movement led by a retired soldier of the British Indian Army named Bhagwan Ahir, protested against high food prices and liquor sales at Gauri Bazaar.

Bhagwan Ahir was born in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. On the afternoon of 4 February 1922, an incident took place just outside of the police station Chaura in the District Gorakhpur between a small body of police and village watchmen and a crowd of some 3000 to 4000 peasants collected from neighboring villages.

Bhagwan Ahir was found guilty under section 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to death by the session court. He appealed to the High Court, but his appeal was rejected and he was executed in July 1923.

Bhagwan Ahir (died 1923) was born in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. On 4 February 1922, a tragic incident occurred outside the Chaura police station in Gorakhpur district, where a group of constables and watchmen clashed with a crowd of 2000-2500 peasants from neighboring villages.

2024年4月17日 · Bhagwan Ahir had leading roles for most of his life, like teaching people to follow whistle commands and parades. He guided the crowd of Chauri Chaura to beat police constables to death and brought the grass to fire the police station.

The local police deliberately provoked the volunteers by beating up the volunteer leader, an army pensioner named Bhagwan Ahir, and locking him and several others in the local chowki. On 5 February, approximately 2,000 to 2,500 protesters gathered in front of the local police station shouting slogans and demanding the release of their leader.

On 2 February 1922, volunteers participating in the Non-cooperation Movement led by a retired Army soldier named Bhagwan Ahir, protested against high food prices and liquor sale in the marketplace at Chauri Chaura town near Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. ⁣ ⁣

In news– Year 2022 marks the completion of 100 years of the Chauri Chaura incident. On 2 February 1922, volunteers participating in the Non-cooperation Movement led by a retired Army soldier named Bhagwan Ahir, protested against high …

Bhagwan Ahir, an army retiree from Gorakhpur (UP), was beaten up by British police, resulting in a public outcry and the Chauri-Chaura incident. Due to the Incident (Chora Chori kand) in February 1922, the ‘Non-cooperation Movement’ was called off.

2021年2月3日 · Two days before the incident, on 2 February 1922, volunteers participating in the Non-cooperation Movement led by a retired Army soldier named Bhagwan Ahir. The protest was planned against high food prices and liquor sale in the marketplace. Several of the leaders were arrested and put in the lock-up at the Chauri Chaura police station.