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Which of the following prominent revolutionaries was tried and hanged in connection with the Lahore Conspiracy Case (1931) alongside Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev?

A. Chandrashekhar Azad
B. Batukeshwar Dutt
C. Shivaram Rajguru✓ Correct Answer
D. Jatin Das

💡 Solution & Explanation

Shivaram Rajguru was tried alongside Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev Thapar for the Lahore Conspiracy Case, which involved the fatal shooting of British police officer John Saunders in retribution for Lala Lajpat Rai's death. They were sentenced to death and hanged at Lahore jail on March 23, 1931, a day now commemorated as Martyrs' Day. Other revolutionaries like Chandrashekhar Azad died in a police shootout in Allahabad, while Jatin Das passed away in jail following a historic hunger strike.

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