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Kushal Konwar was a ‘Satyagrahi’ and Gandhian, a descendant of the Ahom dynasty. He pledged to remain a vegetarian and accepted the ShrimadBhagawad Gita as his only companion. Ever since the Salt Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1931, Konwar even stopped taking salt. On 10th October 1942, hidden in the thick fog of early morning, some people removed few sleepers from the railway line near Sarupathar in Golaghat district. A Military train passing by derailed and many British and American soldiers lost their lives. Accusing KushalKonwar of being the chief conspirator of the train sabotage, the British police arrested him. At dawn on 15th June 1943 at 4:30 am, KushalKonwar was hanged at Jorhat Jail.

Source: The Unsung Heroes: A Tribute, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration