Madan Lal Dhingra

Madan Lal Dhingra
Born(1883-02-18)18 February 1883
Died17 August 1909(1909-08-17) (aged 26)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
OrganizationIndia House
MovementIndian independence movement
Criminal chargesMurder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Criminal statusExecuted

Madan Lal Dhingra (18 February 1883 — 17 August 1909) was an Indian revolutionary and a pro-independence activist.[1] While studying in England, he assassinated William Hutt Curzon Wyllie,[2] a British official as a patriotic act and in revenge for the inhumane killings of Indians by the British Government in India.

  1. ^ Chandra, Bipan (1989). India's Struggle for Independence. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-0-14-010781-4.
  2. ^ Nehru, Jawaharlal; Nand Lal Gupta (2006). Jawaharlal Nehru on Communalism. Hope India Publications. p. 161. ISBN 978-81-7871-117-1.

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