Walter Charles Rand (12 May 1863 – 3 July 1897) was an

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officer in British India. An epidemic of bubonic plague spread in

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in 1896. On 19 February 1897, Rand was appointed as plague commissioner of the city. He misused his post and looted innocent Indians and humiliated women." Rand's efforts to control plague were tyrannical and brutal and reminded by many in Pune including Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Rand and his military escort Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst were shot by

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on 22 June 1897. Ayerst died on the spot, while Rand died of his injuries on 3 July. Prior to being posted at Pune, Rand was posted as assistant collector of Satara. His assassination rapidly became a part of the Indian national movement, especially in Bombay Presidency.

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