Times Independent | 1923-01-18 | Page 2 | 172 Indians Face Death

indians face death london londom advices from lucknow state statte that the death sentence has been imposed on indiana indians accused of murder and arson anon as an a remit result of the rioting at chaure maura lait last february seven of the two hundred twenty eight persona sona who were originally orie nally held on the charges died while awaiting trial two others received two year prison terms forty Fortys seven eien were acquitted hev seventeen enteen cn native police pollee were killed in the rioting at chaure chaun which occurred on february 4 liol the demonstration was one episode id in a weekend week end of anti british apra ingo in various parts of india the mob at chari chadim numbering num herin WW 2000 indian nationalist volunteers volun tees a reinforced by villagers nt jit tacked the police and killed the entire staff the eight policemen who were sent to reinforce the post the buildings were burned charri chaum is fifteen milea miles southwest of rin the bengal era em railway