Chandra Sekhar Azad, an Indian liberation warrior, dies at the age of 24 in 1931.
Chandra Shekhar Azad was the prototypical fiery revolutionary who fought fervently for his country's independence. Azad, a contemporary of Bhagat Singh, did not earn the same levels of acclaim for his activities, but they were no less valiant. His lifelong ambition was to cause as much trouble for the British government as possible. He was a master of disguise and eluded capture by British authorities several times. Azad proceeded to meet one of his accomplices at Allahabad's Alfred Park on February 27, 1931, but was quickly surrounded by police. He had clearly been deceived by one of his own. There was a shootout that ensued, but Azad was not going to survive it. He murdered himself with the final round in his gun
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