Durgananda Jha [SEP] country of origin
Durgananda Jha
Durgananda Jha (Maithili, ) was Nepalese democratic fighter who attempted to assassinate King Mahendra of Nepal in January 1962 (Magh 9, 2018 BS) in Janakpur in southeastern Nepal. Durga was captured after he threw a bomb on a motor-vehicle carrying the king. He threw bomb in a strict security of thousands of army and police at the Janaki Temple premises in Janakpur during his visit to the eastern Terai.He was executed by shot-to-death in Magh 15, 2020 (February, 1964
- Shukraraj Shastri
- Dharma Bhakta Mathema
- Dashrath Chand
- Ganga Lal Shrestha
- also
- Bhimdatta Panta
- Durgananda Jha
- Ratna Kumar Bantawa
- Yagya Bahadur Thapa
- Tanka Prasad Acharya was sentenced to death, but not executed because he was a Brahmin, and was often called a "living martyr".
Legacy.
- Martyr's day is celebrated every year on Magh 16 (January 29). Martyr's week is Magh 10-16 (January 23–29).