21 May
On this day in 1921
The militant Akalis held a meeting and deputed Bela Singh and Ganda Singh to murder J.W
Bowring in Lahore. J.W. Bowring was was Police Captain during the Nankana Sahib massacre. Akalis were convinced that he had conspired and aided Mahant Narayan Dass in carrying of the Nanakana Sahib massacre. Since then, he had been moved to Lahore. Unfortunately the plan foiled by a government agent, Sadhu Singh, who has poised as a staunch Akali supported and worked with Akali newspaper. Both were arrested at the Lahore railway station on May 23, 1921 and tried under Babbar Akali Conspiracy Trial No. 1.
Also on this day
- 1920The Akali, a Punjabi daily nespaper, started publication
- 1923Second declaration of the Babbar Akalis owning the Kaulgarh murders was issued in Babbar Akali Doaba newspaper
- 19245th Shahidi Jatha of 500 valiant Akali Satyagrahies courted arrest on reaching Jaito
- 1924Viryam Singh Babbar hanged until death