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The revolutionaries Binoy, Badal, and Dinesh famously assassinated Inspector General of Prisons N.S. Simpson in 1930 at which location?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Victoria Memorial
  2. Decca Police Lines
  3. Chittagong Club
  4. Writers' Building in Calcutta

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Writers' Building in Calcutta

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) Writers' Building in Calcutta šŸ“š Explanation: Benoy Basu, Badal Gupta, and Dinesh Gupta were immensely brave members of the Bengal Volunteers group. In December 1930, dressed in European attire, they entered the heavily guarded Writers' Building in Calcutta and fatally shot N.S. Simpson, who was notorious for brutally torturing political prisoners. To escape colonial capture, Badal consumed poison while Benoy and Dinesh bravely shot themselves.