Who shot Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, in London in 1940?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Udham Singh
Udham Singh, a revolutionary from Sunam in Punjab, shot dead Sir Michael O'Dwyer at Caxton Hall, London, on 13 March 1940. O'Dwyer had been the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 13 April 1919 and had backed General Dyer's firing on the crowd. Udham Singh was tried and hanged in London on 31 July 1940.