Chauri Chaura
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- on 2 February 1922, volunteers participating in the Non-cooperation Movement protested against in the marketplace. The demonstrators were beaten back by the local Daroga (Inspector) Gupteshwar Singh and other police officers. Several of the leaders were arrested and put in the lock-up at the Chauri Chaura police station. In response to this, a protest against the police was called on 4 February.
- Release our leaders! This is an injustice
- Do not come closer!
- Armed police were dispatched to control the situation while the crowd marched towards the market and started shouting anti-government slogans. In an attempt to frighten and disperse the crowd, Gupteshwar Singh ordered his officers to fire warning shots into the air. This only agitated the crowd who began to throw stones at the police. In the ensuing chaos, the heavily outnumbered police fell back to the shelter of the police chowki while the angry mob advanced.
- Run! The crowd is attacking! Run into the station!
- Infuriated by the gunfire into their ranks, the crowd set the chowki ablaze, killing all of the Indian policemen including the Daroga and constables trapped inside. The death count is reported in the literature as 23 policemen. Following this, due to the violence martial law was established and Gandhiji called off the Non Cooperation Movement.
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