Mahatma Gandhi murdered on 30 January 1948 The first high profile of independent India was a criminal case. A look at the decision of the trial court given in the case on February 10, 1949, threw interesting historical facts on how the presiding judge said about the police that to stop the killing of the nation’s father “badly. Despite “failing from, to stop the killing of the nation’s father. Specific input.
“I can bring in the notice of the Central Government, during the period between January 20, 1948, the police investigation into the investigation of the case (when the first murder attempt failed) and on January 30, 1948,” Highlighting that the then Home Minister Morraji Desai was made aware of the conspiracy immediately after the first attempt.
The judge reported that the conspirators went to Birla House in Delhi, where Mahatma Gandhi lived, on January 20, 2023 to explode a Gankotan slab in the campus and throw a grenade with one hand to kill him. According to the plan, Punjabi refugee Madanlal. The Pahwa was to explode the Guncoton Slub near the back complex wall of Birla House to distract the gathering.
When the attention of the crowd goes towards the explosion during the prayer meeting of Mahatma Gandhi in the open field, Digambar R. The badge (an illegal weapon dealer who later turned into an approval in the case and was given to forgiveness) was about to set fire to the Mahatma. Also hurt.
However, in the eleventh hour, the badges were scared to enter the room. He feared that he could be caught inside and would not be able to escape after committing crime. Meanwhile, Pahwa ignited the Gankotan Slab and a large number of people caught him soon after the explosion. Nathuram V. Godse, Narayan D. Other conspirators, including APTE and Badge, took them to their heel and ran away from the scene.
Intelligence branch alerted
JC Jain, a professor of Ardhamagadhi and Hindi at Ruia College, Bombay, read a news report about the Delhi Birla House blast and demanded the appointment with Premier BG Kher at the Secretariat on 21 January 1948. Home Minister was also present. In the meeting, when Jain revealed that there was some important information related to a conspiracy to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi.
The professor said that he had provided monetary assistance to the refugee Pahwa in the past and later, around the first week of January, told him about Mahatma Gandhi’s plan to take the life. Jain said that he did not tell the matter to the officials first because he did not take it seriously and thought that it was just a refugee pain.
Professor Vishnu R. Karkare was also nominated, who was one of the conspirators in the crime. The Home Minister called JD Nagarwala of Intelligence Branch to Bombay Central Railway Station and informed about what he learned from Jain without giving the latter name. The minister also directed the officer to find out the persons involved in the conspiracy and arrest Cancer.
During the test, as the prosecution witness number 78, who recorded evidence included as prosecution witness number 78 as Bombay based professor and other witnesses, said Jain’s statements said, Jain’s statement said, Jain’s statements said. Apart from, Delhi Police was in custody for his arrest on January 20, 1948, received a detailed statement from Pahwa.
“Delhi Police and Bombay Police approached each other soon after both these statements. Nevertheless, the police failed to get any benefit from these two statements. If the investigation of the case at that level was shown a little curiosity, the tragedy could possibly be postponed, ”the special judge wrote after the completion of the test held at Red Fort.
He reported that even after botcaded efforts on 20 January 1948; Conspiracy Nathuram V. Godse (Editor of Hindu Rashtra), his brother Gopal V. Godse, Brain Narayan D. Apte (Director of Hindu President Prakash) and others continued the conspiracy and killed Mahatma Gandhi. Birla House in Delhi on 30 January 1948.
Godse flew Air India to kill Gandhi
According to the prosecution, along with Nathuram Godse, Apte, along with Apte on January 20, 1948, flew by Air India from Bombay (now Mumbai) to Delhi and also for murder in Delhi and on 30 January 1948. Tickets and reservation slips to prove that Apte went to Air India office on January 15, 1948 to book two tickets for the journey on January 17, 1948.
Police DN Karmakar and S. Under the Maharte names, he was accused of booking tickets. However, denying the allegation, Apte claimed that he had actually bought two tickets from another customer, who came to the Air India Office on 15 January 1948, two tickets booked for January 17, 1948. To cancel and, therefore, the names used to be were incorrect.
There was no reason to accept Raksha, the trial judge wrote: “The address of two passengers given in the reservation slip is ‘Room No. 6C Green Hotel’. According to his (Apte) statement, he is Nathuram V. Godse Curry was putting in the Green Hotel at that time. There is no reason to believe that both seats were not booked under the names received.
After unsuccessful attempt on January 20, 1948; The pair returned to Bombay and flew to Delhi again by Air India on 27 January 1948. This time for booking tickets, his name D. Narayan and N. There were humans. For his flight to Delhi, they Medical Practitioner Dattataya S. Went to Gwalior to meet Purchars, who helped him buy automatic pistol no. 606824 which was eventually used to kill Mahatma Gandhi.
Godse did not remember that he fired
In his statement, before the trial court, about the shooting incident, Nathuram Godse said: “Yes, this is a fact that I made fire shots with a pistol (exhibit 39) in Mahatma Gandhi. Till the story stage mentioned by various eyes witnesses, when Mahatma Gandhi stepped on the basis of prayer, it is correct. I jumped out and came in front of Mahatma Gandhi. My idea was to shoot him twice in the point blank range so that no one else is injured. ,
He went to the kingdom: “I tilted him with a pistol between my two palms. When I took out a pistol from inside the pocket of my bush coat, I removed the security grip. I think I removed it twice. However, I came to know that I had fired three times. When I removed the shots, there was a dull for about a minute. I was also excited. I then shouted the police and the police. come.’ Amarnath then came and caught me from behind. ,
Recalling the thrashing he received, Godse said: “After that, a constable also caught me. At that time some members of the public removed the pistol from my hand. After this, a large number of people caught me … It was a gentle man who hit me behind my head with his stick. When he gave me two to three blows with his stick, he started bleeding from my head. ,
Saying that he had decided to give, the killer said: “I told him that I was not going to offer resistance, even though it was to break my skull. I had already done what I wanted to do. The police tried to take me away from the crowd. I then looked at the person who had my pistol in his hand … I told him that he should keep the security hold, otherwise he could kill himself or injure someone in the crowd. ,
After recording this statement, the trial court said: “Thus the fact has not been denied that Nathuram V Godse deliberately fired three shots in a pistol vacant range in a quick succession in Mahatma Gandhi and in a quick succession with an automatic pistol and He died of this. ” Godse, however, claimed that it was a personal work and no conspiracy, the judge mistrust his claim against him on the strength of strong evidence.
Savarkar acquitted
On completion of the investigation, the prosecution has given eight persons (Nathuram V. Godse, Narayan D. Apte, Vishnu R. Karkare, Madanlal K. Pahwa, Shankar Kistay, Gopal V. Godse, Vinayak D. Savarkar and Dattatraya S. Parachure) And on May 27, 1948, three more (Gangadhar S. Dandvet, Gangadhar Jadhav and Suryadev Sharma) were absconding.
However, the trial court acquitted Savarkar alone from all the allegations as there was no confirmation evidence against him, but for a statement of approval connecting him to the crime. “This is how it would be unsafe to make any conclusion on the story of the approval given above against Vinayak D. Savar … He is not found guilty of crimes specified in the charge and is acquitted and it is acquitted and it is acquitted Till then it is issued until otherwise necessary, “the judge ordered.
Published – January 30, 2025 09:26 AM IST
