Behari, and Bhai Balmukund, were condemned to death in the trial, and Basanta Biswas was found guilty but initially sentenced to life imprisonment as he was just seventeen years of old. An appeal was formulated at Lahore High Court. The Crown won its appeal and Biswas was sentenced to be hanged. Basanta Kumar Biswas was hanged on 11 May 1915 at Ambala Central Jail in Punjab aged twenty and became one of the youngest people to be executed during the Indian revolutionary struggles during the 20th century. Legacy There is a statue of Basanta Biswas established by Rasbihari Basu in a park of Tokyo, Japan. Another statue is situated in front of Rabindra Bhawan, Krishnanagar, Nadia. A school in civil lines, Delhi was named "Shaheed Basant Kumar Biswas Sarvodaya Vidhyalaya" in his memory. Although it was later renamed to Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidhyalaya. Loka Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has installed a photo of Basanta Kumar at the Museum of the Indian Parliament. Ujjal Biswas, an Indian politician and the present Minister in the Government of West Bengal belongs to the family of Basanta Biswas. See also Indian National Army Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind References External links Biography The Tribune article AICC website article 1895 births 1915 deaths Anushilan Samiti Revolutionary movement for Indian independence Indian revolutionaries Executed Indian people 20th-century executions by the United Kingdom People executed by British India by hanging Indian independence activists from West Bengal People from Nadia district