WHAT WAS CHAURI CHAURA INCIDENT.
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It was happened in Chauri chaura in Gorakhpur in 1921 when some people get involved in war with British police officers and killed them. At the same time Non-Cooperation movement was in action and it affected it too much.
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What was the Chauri Chaura incident ?
The Chaura Chaura incident was a tragic incident that occurred in Chauri Chaura , a place in Uttar Pradesh on February 5 , 1922 .
Explanation about the event :
3000 peasants gathered to protest against police officers who had beaten some volunteers picketing shops .
The police fired at the peasants.
This made the mob angry and they set the police station on fire .
This greatly shocked Gandhiji who was a believer in Ahimsa .
After this incident , Gandhiji withdrew the Movement on February 22 , 1922 .