Com Ramachandra Paswan was born in a poor dalit family in Muraligeonj, Bihar. He joined SFI after entering the university and fought against the nexus between the feudal goondas and the police. On 16th July 1984, the district committee of Madhepura gave a call to march towards the sub-divisional officer of Muraligeonj. The police indiscriminately opened fire on the procession and gobbled up the lives of three precious comrades.
The background for this shameful and uncivilised behaviour is the relatively insignificant incident that had happened on the 15th of July. On that day a taxi carrying school children collided with a tractor injuring some students. Students demanded compensation from the driver for which he had agreed after the intervention of the Principal of the school. The corrupt police were unable to digest this matter that was amicably settled for it deprived them of a golden opportunity from making money by bullying the tractor driver and other concerned. They landed at the school and started bossing over the teachers and students. While this verbal exchange was on and getting heated two more policemen landed at the school and started to beat the students, teachers and non-teaching staff indiscriminately. About hundred were injured and forty-four students were arrested. Without producing them before the district magistrate they were sent to the Madhepura jail. They were beaten up on their way to the jail too. Resenting this highhanded behaviour of the police the call to march to the sub-division office was given. Over two thousand students from schools and colleges took a peaceful procession. Police made several attempts to break the procession and block their way from reaching the sub-division office. Students persisted and at this the police without warning opened fire. One student was seriously injured and fell down in the police firing. This further infuriated the students and added fuel to the fire. The procession moved to the sub-division office with renewed vigour. The police went completely berserk and fired seven more rounds on the students in which Comrades Ramachandra Paswan, Anil Yadav and Jai Prakash Yadav got seriously injured. Com Jai Prakash Yadav and Anil Yadav died on the spot while Com Ramachandra Paswan died on the 19th of July on his way to the district hospital in Madhepura. He was a BA 1st year student at the time of his death.
