Sushil Sen

Indian politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroIndian politician
PlacesIndia
wasPolitician Revolutionary
Work fieldActivism Military Politics
Gender
Male
Birth1892, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
Death2 May 1915 (aged 23 years)
The details

Biography

Sushil Kumar Sen ((Bengali: সুশিল কুমার সেন) born 1892 in Sylhet, Bangladesh, died 2 May 1915) participated in the Indian Independence Movement.

Life

At an early age, he was sentenced with fifteen lashes for having participated in a picketing against the British judiciary. Sen developed a patriotic spirit from his childhood and had studied at National College, Calcutta.

Arrest

He was one of the accused in the famous Alipore Bomb Case and was arrested on May 1909. He was sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment and later this sentence was canceled by High Court as his role in the Alipore Bomb Case was not proven. However, he had to spend 21 months in jail. He was active in many direct actions and important among them was an action against the Pro British Inspector in Special Investigation Cell Suresh Chandra Mukherjee and Killed him. He was active in raising resources for revolutionary activities and was successful in collecting about Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) during 1915 for Rash Behari Bose's escape to Japan.

Death

He was killed during an altercation with police on 2 May 1915.

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