In order to overturn the British rule through arms, the Kakori train incident was planned by the members of the ______ in 1925.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Hindustan Republican Association.

Key Points

Kakori train incidient, also called Kakori train robbery or armed robbery on August 9, 1925, of a train in what is now central Uttar Pradesh state, north-central India.
The robbery took place at the town of Kakori, about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Lucknow, the train’s final destination.
The raiders were members of the newly established Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), an organization dedicated to freeing India from British rule through revolution, including armed rebellion.
Within a month of the attack, more than two dozen HRA members had been arrested for conspiracy and for having perpetrated the act.
Of those, three including Chandrasekhar Azad, a leader of the HRA remained at large, and two others became witnesses for the prosecution in return for lighter sentences.