Gopinath Saha or Gopi Mohan Saha (16 December 1905 — 1 March 1924) was a

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activist for Indian independence (from

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) and member of the

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Kalikatha, Via Bypass - Page 30 On 12 January 1924, he attempted to assassinate

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, a leader in the fight against revolutionary movements and the then head of the Detective Department of

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. Saha's attempt failed as he erroneously killed Ernest Day (born 1888), a white civilian who had gone there on official business. Saha was arrested, tried and, on 1 March 1924, hanged,in Alipore Central jail. Martyr Gopinath Saha

He was born in the town of Srirampur, whose erstwhile name was

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of undivided Bengal.

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