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why did Mangal Pandey shoot the British officer ​

Answer 1

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Mangal Pandey, a sepoy in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) of the East India Company, made a mark in the Indian history for attacking his British officers. This attacked sparked off the First War of Indian Independence, or as the British termed it, the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.$<marquee>★ItzDeepakshi★</marquee>$

Answer 2

Mangal Pandey, a sepoy in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) of the East India Company, made a mark in the Indian history for attacking his British officers. This attacked sparked off the First War of Indian Independence, or as the British termed it, the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.

A new Enfield rifle was introduced in India by the British and rumours had it that the cartridges were greased with animal fat, primarily from pigs and cows. To use the rifle, the soldiers would have to bite off the ends of the greased cartridges in order to load the gun. Since cows are holy animals to the Hindus, and the pigs were abhorrent for the Muslims, the use of these fats was considered controversial by the Indian soldiers. The Indian soldiers thought that this was a deliberate attempt by the British to dishonour their religion.

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