Gopinath Saha

Gopinath Saha or Gopi Mohan Saha was a Bengali activist for Indian independence and member of the Indian independence movement On 12 January 1924, he attempted to assassinate Charles Tegart, a leader in the fight against revolutionary movements and the then head of the Detective Department of Calcutta Police. Saha's attempt failed as he erroneously killed Ernest Day, a white civilian who had gone there on official business. Saha was arrested, tried and, on 1 March 1924, hanged, in Alipore Central Jail.
He was born in the town of Srirampur, whose erstwhile name was Serampore of undivided Bengal.