Lalmohan Sen () was a Bengali revolutionary who took part in the

Chittagong Armoury Raid The Chittagong Uprising termed by the British as Chittagong Armoury Raid, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury of Bengal Province in British India (now in Bangladesh) ...

. He was imprisoned for 16 years. Shortly after his release, he was murdered in the

Noakhali riots The Noakhali riots were a series of semi-organized massacres, rapes and abductions of Hindus, combined with looting and arson of Hindu properties, perpetrated by Muslim mobs in the districts of Noakhali in the Chittagong Division of the eas ...

Early life

Sen was born in the island of

Sandwip Sandwip (, ) is an island located in the southeastern coast of Bangladesh in the Chittagong District. Along with the island of Urir Char and Bhasan Char, this is part of Sandwip Upazila. Description Sandwip is located in the north-east of the ...

, off the coast of

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

, in the

district of Noakhali A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

, in a

Bengali Kayastha Bengali Kayastha is a Bengali Hindu caste that originated from the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent, and is one of the main subgroups of the Kayastha community. The historical caste occupation of Kayasthas throughout India has been that of ...

family some time around 1909. During his childhood he attended a normal school in the mainland, in the town of

. After school he took up medicine in his higher studies.

Career

While in the college, Sen was drawn into the revolutionary activities of the Indian Republican Army, led by

Surya Sen Surya Sen, also known as Surya Kumar Sen (22 March 189412 January 1934), was an Indian revolutionary and played a significant role in the Indian independence movement against British rule. He is best known for leading the Chittagong Armoury ...

. Once he broke the safe of his uncle to raise funds for the revolutionary cause. Sen played an active part during the Chittagong Armoury Raid. He sabotaged the transport in

before the raid. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in the incident and deported to the Andaman. After spending sixteen years in the Andaman Cellular Jail and other jails, he was finally released on parole from Dhaka jail in 1946.

Death

According to Sandip Bandyopadhyay, Sen was drawn towards communism during his imprisonment and subsequently joined the

Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...

after his release. In August, 1946, he went back to his native place in the island of Sandwip. Later in the middle of October, when the Hindus were being massacred in mainland Noakhali, the marauding mobs began attacking the Hindus in Sandwip as well. Sen died, when he went to resist the Muslim mob from killing the Hindus.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sen, Lalmohan Indian revolutionaries 1946 deaths People from Sandwip Upazila Bengali people 1909 births

Early life

Career

Death

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