Behbud Khan was assassinated on July 18 , 1921 , in Constantinople , in front of the Pera Palace Hotel by an Armenian , Misak Torlakian within " Operation Nemesis " organized by Armenian Revolutionary Federation , with assistance of other participants Ervand Fundukyan and ( H ) Arutiun ( H ) Arutuinyan for his role in the massacre of Armenians in Baku . A Dashnak officer who had known him from Baku recognized him . Fundukyan and Arutuinyan were to follow Behbud Khan and Torlokyan was to shoot him . Behbud Khan was accompanied by his wife Tamara , brothers Jumshud and Surkhay were returning to the Pera Palace Hotel through the park after an evening at Tepebashi Theatre . Torlakian shot Behbud Khan with a Mauser pistol , once in his face and twice in the chest , after which he was pronounced dead in the hospital . Torlakian was apprehended
Operation Nemesis
Operation Nemesis
Behbud Khan Javanshir