Mahendra Gop

Mahendra Gop (15 August 1912 – 13 November 1944) was Indian freedom struggle activist. He belonged to the Zamindar Yadav family of Rampur, currently a part of Banka district, Bihar.[1][2][3] At the age of 32, he was hanged in Bhagalpur Camp Jail in Bihar.[4][5]

Mahendra Gop
Born15 August 1912
Banka, Bihar, British India
Died13 November 1944(1944-11-13) (aged 32)
Bhagalpur, Bihar, British India
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityBritish India
MovementIndian Independence Movement
Criminal penaltyCapital Punishment
Criminal statusExecuted

Early life

Mahendra Gop was born on 15 August 1912 in zamindar family to Ram Sahay Khirhar, in Rampur village of the Banka district, in the state of Bihar. He belonged to the Majhraut clan of Yadava/Gopa.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Death

On 8 September 1944, Mahendra Gop was suffering from high fever and was being treated at a tribal house in Suiya. The British somehow managed to arrest him and he was put on trial and sentenced to death.[12][13][14]

On 13 November 1944, the British hanged Mahendra Gop in Bhagalpur Camp Jail.[15]

People like Rajendra Prasad tried very hard to save Mahendra Gop from death sentence but they could not succeed.[16][17][18][19]

Legacy
Statue of Mahendra Gop in Banka.

A sports ground has been named after the Mahendra Gop at the Eksingha in Banka district, It is known as Amar Shaheed Mahendra Gop Stadium.[20][21][22]

References
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  12. Singh, Bibhanshu (2020-08-11). "अमर शहीद महेन्द्र गोप वह लड़ाका, जिसकी कहानी इंग्लैंड की संसद में गूंजती थी". बांका बोल रहा. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
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  14. Śrīvāstava, Nāgendra Mohana Prasāda (1998). Bihāra meṃ rāshṭrīyatā kā vikāsa: 1912–1947 (in Hindi). Bihāra Hindī Grantha Akādamī.
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  18. Sinha, Tara (January 0101). Rajendra Babu Patron Ke Aaine Mein-01 (in Hindi). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5186-645-9.
  19. Sinha, Tara (2007-01-01). Rajendra Babu: Patron Ke Aaine Mein (in Hindi). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7315-654-0.
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