PRIMARY DOSSIER № 03 / 12
UDHAM SINGH
GHADAR PARTY REVOLUTIONARY · CAXTON HALL RETRIBUTION
Eyewitness to the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre who pursued Sir Michael O'Dwyer for 21 years, assassinating him at Caxton Hall in London on 13 March 1940.
PRIMARY INVESTIGATION & FINDINGS
Survived the 13 April 1919 massacre at Jallianwala Bagh as a 19-year-old serving water to the gathering, taking a personal vow to bring the architects of the massacre to justice.
Traveled across Africa, the United States, and Europe working with the anti-colonial Ghadar Party before establishing residence in London under various aliases.
Shot and killed Sir Michael O'Dwyer during a joint meeting of the East India Association and Central Asian Society at Caxton Hall on 13 March 1940; gave his name at trial as 'Ram Mohammad Singh Azad' to symbolize subcontinental religious unity before being hanged at Pentonville Prison on 31 July 1940.
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