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Com Abani Das, 18, was a member of Budge Budge rural local organizing committee of SFI in 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. As he tried to resist anti-social activities in his own locality he became the victim of Congress (I) goondas and lost his life at their hands on the night of the 5th of October 1984. He was a student of Kalipur High School, Budge Budge. He used to accomplish his duty as an SFI organizer both in his school and in his locality. On the night of 5th October 1984 Com Abani and some of his friends were accompanying a friend back to his home after the immersion of the image of Durga. On the way they were attacked by a gang of Congress (I) goondas with rods, lathis, stones etc. and Com Abani was beaten to death.

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17 January 2015

Com Subodh Baishya, a young promising SFI leader of Nalbari Area, Kamrup district, Assam was killed by the blood thirsty devilish forces on 7th September, 1984. Com Subodh Baisya was a degree student of Kamrup College, Chamata and was the Vice-President of the SFI, Nalbari Local Committee. An active organizer and a popular student leader, Com. Subodh dedicated his life for the noble cause of building up the democratic movement. Inspite of the tremendous financial pressure, he appeared in the B.A. examination this year and became the hope of the entire family and an inspiration to our comrades. Several attempts were made on his life by the AASU for his uncompromising stand against chauvinism and secessionism and for his unflinching faith in the unity and integrity of our country. On the night of February 1, 1982, while Com. Subodh was asleep at his residence at Village Bgurihati, Halbari, he was stabbed. Again on February 6, 1983 the very same elements, having failed to trace Com. Subodh, desperately attacked his younger sister, brother and his mother with daggers and other lethal weapons. Consequently, the younger brother has been crippled for life.

And finally, on the fateful day of September 7, 1984, while traveling by train from Gauhati to Hojai to meet a friend of his, he became the victim of a premeditated conspiracy of the killers. His dead body was found with countless injuries near the railway bridge over the river Kalang. The Police found an interview call-letter bearing the full address of Com. Subodh along with a passport size photograph. But strangely enough, they did not find it necessary to communicate the matter to his family members. The GRP, in connivance with the railway authorities, tried to distort the incident. The police buried his dead body at the public cremation ground at Gauhati without even informing his kith and kin. But ultimately Subodh's body was dug out on 16th September by his comrades and friends.

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17 January 2015

Com Prasad was a son of Smt Thankamma of Pathanamthitta district Kerala. As he was the main witness in the murder case of Com. C.V. Jose, the culprits thought they could avoid imprisonment by cutting his tongue. He was stabbed to death by INTUC/Congress gundas while chatting with a DYFI comrade near Chittoor depot on 7th September, 1984. The wounded Prasad ran to a neighboring house and fell down on a cot. The murderess followed him to the house and stabbed him as many as 17 times till death. He was the Vice President of SFI Pathanamthitta District and the former Student Union Chairman of the College and had given active leadership to the college union activities. He was a solid shield of resistance against the vulgarities of KSU, but unfortunately he had to leave his life in the attempt. Com M.S. Prasad got brutally murdered on 7th September 1984, the day of Thiruvonam, the day of festival in Kerala.

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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.