§ 27. Mr. BRACKENasked the Secretary of State for India the names of the British civil, military, and police officials who have been the victims of assassination or attempted assassination in India since 17th December, 1928?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Mr. Wedgwood Benn)I am circulating a statement giving the information asked for.
§ Mr. BRACKENCannot the right hon. Gentleman give the list to the House now? There is plenty of time, and it is a very important question. We ought to know the names of officials who have been assassinated. It is at least due to their memories that we should know who they are.
§ Following is the statement:
2631| Date. | Place. | Nature of Outrage. | ||
| 1930—cont. | ||||
| 18th & 19th April | … | Chittagong | … | Two Europeans murdered in raid by Bengal terrorist party on the Railway and Police Armouries. |
| 20th May | … | Multan | … | Superintendent of Police slightly injured by bomb. |
| 6th June | … | Lyallpur | … | Bomb thrown into compound of Chenab Club. |
| August | … | Jhansi | … | Attempted attack on Commissioner. A man with a bomb and pistol in his possession was arrested in the Commissioner's bungalow. |
| 25th August | … | Calcutta | … | Bombs thrown at Sir C. Tegart, Commissioner of Police. |
| 28th August | … | Dacca | … | Murder of Mr. F. I. Lowman, Inspector General of Police, Bengal, and serious wounding of Mr. E. Hodson, Superintendent of Police. |
| 15th October | … | Lahore | … | Attempt on life of Mr. Smyth, Inspector of Police. |
| 16th October | … | Bombay | … | Shots fired at Sergeant Taylor and his wife when about to enter Lamington Road Police Station about midnight. Both slightly wounded. |
| 28th October | … | Burma | … | Attempt to wreck mail train carrying important members of Burma Government. |
| 29th October | … | Calcutta | … | Bomb exploded in house of European Assistant Commissioner of Police in South Calcutta. |
| 4th December | … | Hyderabad | … | Bomb thrown into compound of Superintendent of Police. |
| 8th December | … | Calcutta | … | Murder of Lieutenant-Colonel N. S. Simpson, I.M.S., and wounding of Mr. J. W. Nelson, I.C.S., in Writers' Buildings. |
| 9th December | … | Lahore | … | Captain P. W. J. McClenaghan shot dead on parade. |
| 23rd December | … | Lahore | … | Sir G. de Montmorency, Governor of the Punjab shot at and wounded when leaving Convocation of Lahore University. |
| 24th December | … | Weywa, Burma | … | Murder of Mr. H. V. W. Fields-Clarke, Forest Engineer. |
| 1931 | ||||
| 18th February | … | Charsadda | … | Attempted assassination of Captain H. A. Barnes, Assistant Commissioner. |
| 17th March | … | Krishnagar | … | Bomb thrown into residence of Superintenent of Police. |
| 5th & 6th April | … | Charsadda | … | Further attempt on life of Captain B. A. Barnes. |
| 7th April | … | Midnapore | … | Shooting of Mr. J. Peddie, District Magistrate. He died the next day. |
| 23nd May | … | Cawnpore | … | Crude letter bomb made of inflammable powder and crushed glass sent to Superintendent of Police. |
| 22nd July | … | Poona | … | Attempted shooting of Sir E. Hotson, Acting Governor of Bombay, while visiting Fergusson College. |
| 23rd July | … | Central Provinces | … | Wounding of Lieutenant Hext and Lieutenant Sheehan in Punjab up mail. Lieutenant Hext died subsequently. |
| 27th July | … | Alipur | … | Murder of Mr. R. R. Garlick, I.C.S., District and Sessions Judge. |