The British feared that Mangal Pandey’s spark would ignite a nationwide uprising, so they advanced his execution by 10 days, desperate to snuff out the rebellion before it spread.
The petition has been filed by Social Activist Tamanna Hashmi in the court of Muzaffarpur Chief Judicial Magistrate, holding the Ministers responsible for failing to control the outbreak of the disease.
"If we are sitting safely today in free India it is because the trust we have in Narendra Modi government," Mangal Pandey's kin back the Modi government