A Sad Ending of a Jharkhand Hero

A leading light of the nationalist forces in Jharkhand was extinguished today. Ganpat Rai Panre, a former Diwan of the Maharaja of Chhota Nagpur had been making surprise attacks on the enemy and making their life miserable. In another assault on the British, recently, Ganpat Rai, along with Thakur Biswanath Sai and their followers had entrenched themselves in Nawagarh hills, closed the Ghats and obstructed military movement. However, their luck seems to have run out Their attack on Lohardaga ended in their defeat and they were captured. Today was Ganpat Rai Panre’s last day on earth. He was hanged from one of the trees in the compound of the Commissioner’s office at Ranchi.