Jiban Ghoshal
Indian freedom fighter
Jiban Ghoshal alias Makhanlal (26 June 1912 — 1 September 1930) was an Indian independence activist and a member of the armed resistance movement led by Masterda Surya Sen, which carried out the Chittagong armoury raid in 1930.
Revolutionary activities
Ghoshal was born in a Bengali Brahmin family in Sadarghat, Chittagong of Bengal Province in British India to Yashodaranjan, was born in a rich family of Sadarghat . He was popularly known as Makhanlal. He joined in the freedom movement in student life. He joined the Chittagong revolutionary group as a student in the early years; when its leaders were busy collecting money for the purchase of arms by various means. Jiban withdrew sixteen hundred rupees from the bank account of his father by forging his signature. Ghoshal took active part in the police armoury raid at Chattagram.
The Feni skirmish
Many revolutionaries were injured or killed during the Battle of Jalalabad Hills, with some succumbing to their injuries in hospital. Amarendra Nandi of Sadarghat reportedly committed suicide after police launched a crackdown to arrest him, and Ambika Chakraborty sustained serious injuries. Despite these losses and injuries, still the key leaders such as Surya Sen, Nirmal Sen, Ananta Singh, Lokenath Bal, and Ganesh Ghosh remained at large.
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