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Bhagat Singh was a Numbardar (village headman responsible for tax collection in the village during the British Raj) of the village Rurki Khas in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. At age 21, Bhagat Singh was present at Jallianwala Bagh where he was seriously injured during the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919. The entire village of Rurki Khas became influenced by the political conference held at Rurki Khas in 1921 under the presidency of Lala Lajpat Rai to turn against the British government. Bhagat Singh, Ishar Singh, and Harnam Singh gave up their Numbardar positions and stopped collecting tax for the government. Because of this, the government of the day sentenced them to 2 years of rigorous imprisonment and fine. While in prison, their bodies were beaten, their blood was squeezed out, and their flesh was pulled with ropes. Their bodies were later thrown out of the jail when they breathed their last. Bhagat Singh Numbardar was martyred for the country on June 20, 1923 at the young age of only 25 years.[1]

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  1. ^ Shaheed Numbardar Bhagat Singh son of S. Acchar Singh, Mata Dharam Kaur (Plaque outside of Rurki Khas). Rurki Khas: Shaheed E Azam S. Bhagat Singh Numbardar Memorial Foundation. May 13, 2005. Retrieved Dec 9, 2024.{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)