Chauri Chaura is a town in eastern Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India. In 1922, during the Indian Independence Movement, Chauri Chaura came to prominence when a violent clash between the British Indian police and protesters left many dead or injured. What is the Chauri-Chaura Incident ? The Chauri Chaura Incident happened on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) in British India. The police there shot upon a large group of protesters participating in the non-cooperation movement. In revenge, the protestors attacked and set fire to a police station, killing all of its occupants. The incident led to the demise of three civilians and 22 police officers. Mahatma Gandhi suspended ... The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province, (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India on 4 February 1922, when a large group of protesters, participating in the Non-cooperation movement, clashed with police, who opened fire. THE CHAURI CHAURA INCIDENT Gandhi launched a non-violent Non-Cooperation Movement on 1 August 1920. On 2 February 1922, a group of well-organized volunteers was picketing in the local market against liquor sales and high food prices in Chauri Chaura , in Gorakhpur district of U.P. The local police deliberately provoked the volunteers by beating up the volunteer leader, an army pensioner named Bhagwan Ahir, and locking him and several others in the local chowki. On 5 February, approximately ...
