Mahendra Gop

Mahendra Gop (15 August 1912 – 23 November 1945) was Indian freedom struggle activist.[1][2] He belonged to a Zamindar family of Rampur, currently a part of Banka district, Bihar. At the age of 33, he was hanged in Bhagalpur Camp Jail in Bihar.[3]

Mahendra Gope
Born15 August 1912
Banka, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died23 November 1945(1945-11-23) (aged 33)
Bhagalpur, Bihar, British India
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityBritish India
MovementIndian Independence Movement
Criminal penaltyCapital Punishment
Criminal statusExecuted

Early life

Mahendra Gop was born on 15 August 1912 in zamindar Yadav family to Ram Sahay Khirhari, in Rampur village of the Banka district, in the state of Bihar.[4][5]

Revolutionary activities

In Bhagalpur, Parshuram Singh organised a group known as Parshuram Dal, this group chalked out a programme of taking revenge from sympathisers of British Government. The real strength of Parshuram Dal lay in Mahendra Gop, who emerged as great leader of this group.[6][7]

During the Quit India movement Mahendra Gope and Parshuram Singh were important revolutionary leaders from south Bhagalpur, who gave open challenge to the government and killed a member of officers.[8][9]

Gop gained a reputation as a ruthless operator and formed his own group within the wider Parshuram Dal movement. Later, Gop became independent and became leader of Gop Dal, particularly after the arrest of Parshuram Singh in May 1943.[10][11]

Mahendra Gope and his group had links with Congress Socialist Party.[12] In May 1943, his group also joined Siaram Singh's party but they were removed from the party for certain reason in June 1943.[13][14]

Death

During September 1944, Gop was arrested with ten others in the Banka jungles He listed 20 people whom he suspected of informing against him.[15]

On 23 November 1945, the British hanged Gop in Bhagalpur Camp Jail.[16]

Legacy
Statue of Mahendra Gop in Banka.

A sports ground has been named after Gop at the Eksingha in Banka district. It is known as Amar Shaheed Mahendra Gop Stadium.

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