Assassination of Colonel N.S. Simpson
On 8 December 1930 Benoy Basu, Badal Gupta and Dinesh Gupta headed for the Writers’ Building. Dressed in European outfits they carried loaded revolvers. They shot dead the notorious Inspector General of Police Colonel N.S. Simpson, infamous for his brutal oppression of the prisoners in the jail.
After killing Colonel Simpson, they occupied the Writers’ Building, and soon a gun battle followed in the corridors. Unable to stand up to the numerous forces of Calcutta Police, the trio soon found themselves overpowered and cornered.
Unwilling to give themselves up, Badal took Potassium Cyanide and died instantly, while his fellow comrades shot themselves. Benoy died five days later in hospital but Dinesh survived only to be hanged on 7 July 1931.
Today Dalhousie Square is named after the trio and is called BBD Bagh. A statue of Benoy, Badal & Dinesh stand in front of Writers’ Building, showing Benoy, the group leader, leading his comrades for their final battle.
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