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Which was the first incident of a British official's assassination after the revolt of 1857?

  1. A
    Assassination of British official W.C Rand by Chapekar Brothers
  2. B
    Assassination of British official John Saunders by Bhagat Singh and Shivram Rajguru
  3. C
    The assassination of William Hutt Curzon Wylie by Madan Lal Dhingra
  4. D
    Assassination of British police officer Jackson by Anant Laxman Kanhere

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On June 22, 1897, the Chapekar brothers (Damodar Hari Chapekar and Balkrishna Hari Chapekar) assassinated W.C. Rand, the Plague Commissioner of Poona, along with his military escort Lieutenant Ayerst. This act was carried out in protest against the high-handed, insensitive, and oppressive measures employed by the British plague authorities in Pune. It is historically recognized as the first incident of militant revolutionary assassination of a British official after the Revolt of 1857.

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Which was the first incident of a British official's assassination after the revolt of 1857?
A
Assassination of British official W.C Rand by Chapekar Brothers
B
Assassination of British official John Saunders by Bhagat Singh and Shivram Rajguru
C
The assassination of William Hutt Curzon Wylie by Madan Lal Dhingra
D
Assassination of British police officer Jackson by Anant Laxman Kanhere

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