Mohammad Abdullah (India)

Mohammad Abdullah, also called Abdulla or Abdullah, is known for killing John Paxton Norman, Chief Justice in the High Court at Fort William in Bengal.^[1]

Assassination of Norman

Justice Norman was accused for giving harsh sentence to freedom fighters. This was the main reason for the assassination.^[2]^[3]

In 1871, while Norman was coming down the steps of the Kolkata Town Hall, Abdullah, attacked him and stabbed him to death. He died on 21 September 1871.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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References

^ "Abdullah". Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ "Great Freedom Fighters of India: Revolutionaries who were hanged for the role in independence movement during the British rule". Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ McQuade, Joseph (2020). A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108896238. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^ "THE MURDER OF CHIEF JUSTICE NORMAN IN CALCUTTA". Mercury. 2 January 1872. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
^ Ram Narayan Kumar (6 November 2012). Martyred but Not Tamed: The Politics of Resistance in the Middle East. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9788132117254. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
^ Volume-2: 1803-1920, G. S. Chhabra (2005). Advance Study in the History of Modern India. Lotus Press. ISBN 9788189093075. Retrieved June 3, 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[1] "Abdullah". Retrieved June 3, 2021.

[2] "Great Freedom Fighters of India: Revolutionaries who were hanged for the role in independence movement during the British rule". Retrieved June 3, 2021.

[3] McQuade, Joseph (2020). A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108896238. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

[4] "THE MURDER OF CHIEF JUSTICE NORMAN IN CALCUTTA". Mercury. 2 January 1872. Retrieved June 3, 2018.

[5] Ram Narayan Kumar (6 November 2012). Martyred but Not Tamed: The Politics of Resistance in the Middle East. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9788132117254. Retrieved June 3, 2018.

[6] Volume-2: 1803-1920, G. S. Chhabra (2005). Advance Study in the History of Modern India. Lotus Press. ISBN 9788189093075. Retrieved June 3, 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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