LAHORE: Eighty-seven years after Bhagat Singh was hanged for the murder of a British police officer, Pakistan today displayed all records of the legendary freedom fighter’s case file and his comrades, a step appreciated by the civil society and rights activists.
Early this week, Pakistan’s Punjab Government had displayed some of the records of the case file of Bhagat Singh’s trial, which is called the Lahore Conspiracy Case, at the historic Tomb of Anarkali in Lahore.
“We have displayed all the record related to Bhagat Singh and his comrades trial case in the exhibition,” Punjab Archives Department Director Abbas Chughtai told reporters today.
“Seeing enormous public response we have decided to extend the exhibition date till coming Sunday. Earlier, we had planned it for only for one day,” he said, adding a total 50 or so documents related to the Lahore Conspiracy case and newspaper clippings has been put on display.
“This is all the record we have with us,” he added.
Singh, 23, was hanged by British rulers on March 23, 1931 in Lahore, after being tried under charges for hatching a conspiracy against the colonial Government. The case was filed against Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru for allegedly killing British police officer John P Saunders.
Their bodies were cremated and the ashes were thrown in the River Sutlej the same day in extreme secrecy to avoid any public reaction. The world came to know about the hangings through Maulana Zafar Ali Khan’s Zamindar newspaper two days later. (AGENCIES)
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