Archive · 13 Jan 2026

Punjab Seeks UK Help for Bhagat Singh Trial Records

Punjab Seeks UK Help for Bhagat Singh Trial Records

The Punjab government has asked the United Kingdom for help in getting old recordings and documents about the trial of Bhagat Singh, a famous freedom fighter.

These records are very important for history and for the people of Punjab.

The government wants to use them to study, save digitally, and show to the public at a special place called the 'Shaheed Bhagat Singh Heritage Complex'.

Bhagat Singh was hanged in 1931 for killing a British police officer.

The records are kept in a museum or institution in Scotland.

The Punjab government believes these records are very important for understanding history and human rights.

They have asked the UK to share these records so they can be studied and shown to the public.

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