Bibhuti Bhusan Sarkar

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A member of the secret society. He participated in a second attempt to derail the Lieutenant-Governor's train near Chandernagore. Prafulla (Profulla) Chaki and Bibhutibhusan Sarkar went to Narayangarh, near Midnapore, to dig a hole beneath the rails. After finishing the spade work, they returned to Calcutta and, on December 3, came back with Barin and the bomb. Placing it in the hole and setting the fuse, they waited near the line from 4 PM till morning for the train. It did not come. Prafulla and Bibhutibhusan dug up the bomb while Barin hurried back to Calcutta. Arrested in the garden at Maniktolla on May 2nd 1908 with Sri Aurobindo and other. Accused of terrorism. Sentenced to life imprisonment.

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