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Within ten days of the __________ festival held at Poona, Mr. Rand, the Collector of Poona and another officer were shot dead while returning from the Government House.1. Shivaji2. Ganapati3. Durga4. Navratri

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Shivaji

The correct answer is Shivaji.

 

  • Rand was appointed on February 10, 1897, as an Assistant Collector and Chairman of, Poona Plague Committee.
  • On June 22, 1897, Chapekar brothers – Damodar (27), Balkrisha (24), and Vasudev (17 or 18) – shot Rand and Lieutenant Charles Ayerst (mistaking him for Rand before he was located in the preceding carriage) while they were returning from Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Celebration at Government House in Ganeshkhind (now Pune University).
  • While Ayerst died immediately, Rand succumbed to the injuries on July 3.


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