Hunger Strike in The Jail
After final judgement of court, the group photograph was taken and all the accused were sent to the different jails of United Province. They were asked to put off their clothes and wear the jail dress like other prisoners. All the accused protested this jail order and started hunger strikes on the first day. Their plea was quite genuine. They argued that since the all have been charged to overturn the British rule and have been punished under section 120(B) and 121(A) hence they should be treated as political prisoners and provided the same facilities in the jails.
The details of their hunger strike are given hereunder:
| Name of the prisoner | Name of the jail | Days of hunger strike |
|---|---|---|
| Ram Prasad Bismil | Gorakhpur Central jail | 4 days (from 7-4-1927 to 11-4-1927) |
| Roshan Singh | Allahabad Jail | 6 days (from 7-4-1927 to 13-4-1927) |
| Ram Nath Pandey | Raibareli District jail | 11 days (from 7-4-1927 to 18-4-1927) |
| Prem Krishna Khanna | Dehradun District jail | 16 days (from 7-4-1927 to 23-4-1927) |
| Suresh Chandra Bhattacharya | Agra Central jail | 19 days (from 7-4-1927 to 26-4-1927) |
| Ram Krishna Khatri | Agra Central jail | 32 days (from 7-4-1927 to 9-5-1927) |
| Mukundi Lal | Bareilly District jail | 32 days (from 7-4-1927 t0 9-5-1927) |
| Raj Kumar Sinha | Bareilly District jail | 38 days (from 7-4-1927 to 15-5-1927) |
| Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee | Fatehgarh jail | 41 days (from 7-4-1927 to 18-5-1927) |
| Ram Dulare Trivedi | Fatehgarh jail | 41 days (from 7-4-1927 to 18-5-1927) |
| Govind Charan Kar | Fatehgarh jail | 41 days (from 7-4-1927 to 18-5-1927) |
| Manmath Nath Gupta | Naini Allahabad jail | 45 days (from 7-4-1927 to 22-5-1927) |
| Vishnu Sharan Dublish | Naini Allahabad jail | 45 days (from 7-4-1927 to 22-5-1927) |
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