New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. He played an important role in the freedom movement in the country. Nehru served as the country’s Prime Minister from August 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964. Prior to that, he also served as head of the country’s provisional government from September 2, 1946 to August 15, 1947. Nehru was jailed many times during the freedom movement, but did you know that there were many assassination attempts on him during his tenure as Prime Minister? Come, let us know in detail when the plot to assassinate Nehru was hatched.
The first attempt was made in 1947 and the second in 1948.
The first attempt on Jawaharlal Nehru’s life took place in 1947. The country had not yet been divided and he was the head of the provisional government. The attempt on Nehru’s life took place while he was driving to the North-West Frontier Province. The area is located in present-day Pakistan. In July 1948 news came of the second attempt on Nehru’s life. The police later caught three people from Dharamshala in Bihar’s Laki Sarai who had gone to Delhi with the intention of assassinating Nehru. Two pistols, two revolvers, rifles and country-made bombs were recovered from their possession. His plot was revealed to the police by his fourth accomplice.
Jawaharlal Nehru was assassinated several times.
Was there a plot to blow up trains in 1953?
In 1953, alleged conspirators also attempted to assassinate Nehru, but failed. According to reports at the time, there was a plot to blow up the Bombay-Amritsar Express on which Nehru was traveling. However, the plot failed when police caught two men near the railroad tracks in Cayan. It was later discovered that the suspected bombs were actually some “firecrackers” and the attacker’s purpose was to create a sensation through the explosion of firecrackers. In addition to this, a plot was hatched in 1961 to blow up the track.
There were knife attacks in 1955 and stone attacks in 1956.
In 1955, a rickshaw puller attacked Nehru with a knife, intending to kill him. According to newspaper reports at the time, a 6-inch knife was recovered from the 32-year-old rickshaw puller. The attacker jumped on Nehru’s car, but Nehru pushed him back in time. Meanwhile, in 1956, police said a plot to assassinate Nehru in Bombay had been foiled. Police said hundreds of people in the crowd planned to attack Nehru with stones while he was delivering a speech from the podium. Police also made hundreds of arrests in the case.
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