Surendra Nath Biswas

Surendra Nath Biswas was a resident of undivided Bengal. He was an active revolutionary in the Shibpur Action case of 1915.

At midnight of 29 September 1915, a raid was made at the house of Krista Behari Biswas, a wealthy resident of Shibpur and a favorite of the British also known to be a ‘Guptachar’ (British Spy) in the village, situated in the district of Krishnagar by 22 Bhadralok class Bengali freedom fighters. The revolutionaries arrived by a steamer crossing the river Kharia (also known as Jelingi). They took with them some cash and gold ornaments for their revolutionary activities. The First Information Report was lodged at Betuadhari. The path of escape through the jungle took them in a northerly direction towards Beruadhari. A Sub-Inspector of Nakasipara Thana accompanied by a constable tried to intercept with fire-shots but failed to stop the revolutionaries who crossed the river in two batches. Later few of the revolutionaries were caught. Surendra Nath Biswas and Jotindra Nath Nandi were arrested at Purbasthali railway station. They were very tired and their clothes were muddy and spear grass was sticking to them. After them, other revolutionaries were also caught on different occasions.

On basis of the evidence, statements of the witnesses especially of the property owners Krista Behari and Jagabandhu Biswas and another man Upendra Chaudhury, who was living in Krishna Behari’s house, and the boatmen namely Rishipada Halder and Kali Majhi, Surendra Nath Biswas and other accused were charged and tried in the court of the Special Tribunal for the Trial of the Shibpur Dacoity Case in Krishnanagar under Section 395 and 396 of Indian Penal Code. During the proceedings, Narendra Nath Sarkar became a witness for the Crown and a pardon was rendered by the court under section 337.