Today, 8th June , is a day important to all the Gorkhas. Shaheed Subedar Niranjan Singh Chhetri (
Nepali – शहीद निरञ्जनसिंह छेत्री) was hanged by the Colonial British on 8th June in the year 1891. He was the Subedar in the Native Force of Jubraj Tikendrajit. Subedar Niranjan Singh Chhetri is considered to be the first Indian Gorkha Freedom Fighter to attain martyrdom.
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| Subedar Niranjan Singh Chhetri |
He was tried by the chief Political Officer, Manipur Field Force and was sentenced to be hanged by the neck for assisting the Manipuris against the British. The sentence was confirmed by the officer Commanding Manipur Field Force and the Government of India. He was hanged on 8th June, 1891.
Niranjan Subadar was a Gorkha who was in the service of the British Army. Niranjan Subadar was the son of Daria Singh, Chetri aged 39 years of village Tikuamoh. He was an Ex-army (Shiphai) of the 34th Native Infantry. He left the Britishers and joined the native force of Manipur and later appointed as Subadar by the Tikendrajit Jubraj. He was an ex-army (Shiphai) of the 34th Native Infantry. He left the Britishers and joined the native force of the Tikendrajit Jubraj.
Remembering the Supreme Sacrifice of Shaheed Subedar Niranjan Singh Chetri, The All Manipur Gorkha Students’ Union (AMGSU) observes Shahees Diwas every year on 8th June.
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